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Additionally, NGK has announced the addition of a new assembly line to be installed in its spark plug facility, located on the same West Virginia campus. This line, which will be installed in 2013, will allow for production of a different style of plug than currently produced at the facility. Both of these new products reflect NGK’s customers’ demands for new technology, designed to improve vehicle economy and allow for the change to smaller, high-performance engines. Staffing levels at the WV site are expected to increase by 34, to a total full time workforce of 449, by 2014. This total represents a 24% increase in headcount from 2010 levels.
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