Prospect intelligence for the mobility capital
This dashboard tracks real expansion signals from mobility and advanced-manufacturing companies — plant announcements, production starts, capex programs and funding events — scores each company for fit with the Detroit Region, and turns the strongest signals into sourced, actionable alerts for the Global Epicenter of Mobility team.
Coverage by technology area
Propulsion Batteries
3 tracked companies · top fit score 92/100
E-Motors
3 tracked companies · top fit score 84/100
Hydrogen Fuel Cells
3 tracked companies · top fit score 78/100
Power Electronics
3 tracked companies · top fit score 91/100
Thermal Systems
2 tracked companies · top fit score 84/100
Assembly Automation
3 tracked companies · top fit score 85/100
Vehicle Software
3 tracked companies · top fit score 82/100
Top-ranked prospects
| # | Company | Technology area | Latest signal | Fit score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK On (BlueOval SK) Seoul, South Korea | Propulsion Batteries | Production start — new gigafactory capacity online 2025-08-19 | 92 |
| 2 | Texas Instruments Dallas, Texas, USA | Power Electronics | Production start — new fab online inside a $60B+ US build-out 2025-12-17 | 91 |
| 3 | Panasonic Energy Osaka, Japan | Propulsion Batteries | Production start — second North American gigafactory 2025-07-14 | 89 |
| 4 | FANUC America Rochester Hills, Michigan, USA | Assembly Automation | Facility completion — $110M Michigan expansion 2025-08-14 | 85 |
| 5 | Modine Manufacturing Racine, Wisconsin, USA | Thermal Systems | Capex program + new facility selection, 1,000+ jobs 2025-10-14 | 84 |
| 6 | BorgWarner Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA | E-Motors · Power Electronics | New plant announcement — $74.9M, 193 jobs 2025-10-28 | 84 |
| 7 | Applied Intuition Mountain View, California, USA | Vehicle Software | Funding round — $600M Series F at $15B valuation 2025-06-17 | 82 |
Most recent signals
Texas Instruments
TI's first Sherman, Texas fab (SM1) started 300mm production in December 2025 — the first of four planned Sherman fabs inside a program of more than $60 billion across seven US fabs, supported by $1.6 billion in CHIPS grants for Sherman and Lehi, Utah.
Source: Nexus Semiconductor — US Semiconductor Fab Investments tracker (TI company announcements, SIA tracker) (2026-09-09)
BorgWarner
On October 28, 2025 BorgWarner announced a minimum $74.9 million investment in a new 220,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility in Hendersonville, North Carolina, creating 193 jobs — its second North Carolina site.
Source: Business North Carolina — BorgWarner investing $74.9 million in Henderson County (2025-10-28)
Modine Manufacturing
In July 2025 Modine announced a $100 million multi-year investment to expand US manufacturing capacity across Franklin, WI; Grand Prairie, TX; Grenada, MS; and Jefferson City, MO — and in October 2025 Grand Prairie was selected for a new advanced production facility expected to bring more than 1,000 jobs.
Source: City of Grand Prairie / Texas Economic Development Connection — Modine expansion announcement (2025-10-14)
Comau
In October 2025 Comau deepened its US battery-automation push: it took an equity stake in Michigan-based Intecells to commercialize cold-plasma electrode manufacturing, and showcased its Cell-to-Pack Laser Welding Cell developed in Southfield, Michigan at The Battery Show Detroit.
Source: Comau — Comau strengthens cooperation with Intecells (company press release) (2025-10-07)
Wolfspeed
Wolfspeed emerged from a prepackaged Chapter 11 restructuring on September 29, 2025 with its US 200mm SiC expansion substantially built — Siler City materials capacity feeding the Mohawk Valley device fab — and $1.3 billion of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments reported at the end of Q2 FY2026.
Source: Wolfspeed — Q2 FY2026 results release (Business Wire via Nasdaq), Chapter 11 emergence disclosure (2026-02-04)
Nidec Motor Corporation
In September 2025 Nidec Motor Corporation announced an expansion of more than $19 million at its Mena, Arkansas facility — a 61,000-square-foot addition adding production, test-lab capacity and a customer demonstration room, creating 35 new jobs over five years, with construction underway since Q2 2025.
Source: Nidec Motor Corporation — expansion in Mena, Arkansas (company press release, GlobeNewswire) (2025-09-24)