CYPRESS, Calif. — Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has increased its heavy-duty manufacturing capacity with a major expansion of its existing facilities.

This expansion will support continued growth of its North American heavy-duty starter and alternator business. Production of some heavy-duty starters and alternators began transitioning to the new facility in May 2006, and will be complete by the end of the year, the company says.

“Continued growth in our North American Heavy Duty OE business, along with the success of our recently launched Heavy Duty Aftermarket business, required us to add significant heavy duty manufacturing capacity,” says David Stone, executive director of Powertrain, Body and Chassis for Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America. “As OE manufacturers and fleets focus more on reliability, less downtime, lower total cost, and reduced warranty, the demand for higher quality starters and alternators is increasing.”

Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America offers heavy-duty starters and alternators with a three-year/350,000 mile OE and aftermarket warranty. These products have a failure rate of less than one percent and warranty replacements are always with new product, not remanufactured.