Astemo Americas Inc., currently based in Farmington Hills, has announced it will invest $95 million to develop a new regional headquarters complex in Wixom.
The company says the move is in response to the increasingly complicated software requirements that arise with automotive industry advances in autonomous driving and electrification. The new headquarters is expected to strengthen the company’s competitiveness in SDV (Software Defined Vehicle) technologies in the United States as well as in Japan.
The initiative is expected to create 200 new jobs in the Detroit area, including more than 150 engineering positions focused on developing SDV technologies.
Astemo Americas’ new 26-acre campus along I-96 in Wixom will have a testing facility including test tracks and 185,000 square feet of office and lab space for engineering, software development, marketing, customer-service, and administration personnel.
“Our new Wixom facilities will provide us with space needed to further develop and showcase our cutting-edge technology, attract additional engineering talent and strengthen our collaboration with customers,” says Tim Clark, president and CEO of Astemo Americas.
He adds that construction on the new Wixom complex will begin in the spring of 2026 with completion expected in the fall of 2027.
Astemo, headquartered in Tokyo, is a global supplier of automotive components and systems with a specialization in advanced mobility solutions like electric powertrains, chassis systems, and autonomous driving technologies. It currently employs more than 15,000 employees in the Americas region and 80,000 employees globally.
