{
  "id": 9584138,
  "title": "Lego Mexico Investment: US$400 Million for Its Biggest Factory",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/lego-mexico-investment-us-400-million-for-its-biggest-factory",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-24T15:53:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/lego-mexico-investment-nuevo-leon-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Danish toy manufacturer Lego has announced a US$400 million investment in Mexico, expanding its largest factory outside the country. Located outside Monterrey in Nuevo León, the factory began production in 2009 and now employs up to 6,500 people. The expansion includes a new packaging building and an automated warehouse, which will create more than 1,300 jobs by 2029. The company says 90% of its inputs in Mexico are sourced locally, making the region a competitive location for manufacturing. Lego's investment in Mexico follows previous expansions totaling US$500 million in August 2022 and November 2023. The focus of the expansion is on logistics, with the new facilities enabling faster delivery of finished sets to North American retailers. This move signals Lego's commitment to a location that has consistently attracted the company's manufacturing operations.",
  "summary": "MEXICO · BUSINESS Key Facts —The country Mexico has about 130 million people and is Latin America’s second-largest economy. Nuevo León is its northern industrial heartland. —What happened Lego will spend US$400 million expanding its Monterrey-area plant, adding a packaging building and an automated warehouse. —How big The site already employs up to 6,500 people […] The post Lego Mexico…",
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}