Clarion Co., Ltd. (President: Tatsuhiko Izumi), with car navigation production operations currently in Japan, China and Hungary, will soon begin production at its Mexican subsidiary in order to better serve the Central & South American navigation market.

In addition to eliminating Brazilian import duties thanks to transferring production to Mexico, a significant cost benefit will be realized by integrating navigation and audio into a single system.

The move is expected to further expansion in the growing Central & South American market.

• Product: DVD multimedia navigation system

• Production Startup: August 2010 (tentative)

• Production volume: 3,000 units per month (tentative)

• Production site

  	Electronica Clarion S.A. de C.V.
  	Av. 3 y Esq. Calle 9 s/n, Zona Industrial, San Juan del Rio, Queretaro, CP 76800, Mexico
  	Employees: 1,368 (as of December,2009)
  	Activities: Production of car stereo, EMS related products

• Cost impact: 30% reduction compared to current products

• Specifications: Model NX700 (DVD MULTIMEDIA STATION WITH BUILT-IN NAVIGATION)

Source: Clarion.com