More than 100 jobs at auto parts company to stay in Vandalia

Inteva

Focus: Automotive interiors and closures

Based: Troy, Mich.

Local employees: 100-130

Inteva Products will move, but not far.

Vandalia city government said Inteva will keep its Ohio Technical Center in the city. The decision will keep more than 100 employees within city limits — and the company plans to add 20 more employees in the next five years.

The city said Inteva will move to 707 Crossroads Court, the former Evenflo building, by early 2011. The site is close to Inteva’s current location at 250 Northwoods Boulevard, off Interstate 75’s exit 64.

Misty Matthews, spokeswoman for Troy, Mich.-based Inteva, confirmed much of the city’s announcement, without immediately discussing the planned new location.

“We are moving, but the deal isn’t inked on the location, so we aren’t going to release that just yet,” Matthews said Wednesday, Sept. 8.

Inteva had been weighing a move to the company’s headquarters or other Ohio locations.

In March 2008, Inteva opened its Vandalia center in a Delphi facility off Northwoods. The office helps develop auto instrument panels, cockpits, doors and other interior auto parts.

“With more than 90 years of experience rooted in Ohio, Inteva is pleased the team will be remaining in the state and in the city of Vandalia,” Pat Stewart, Inteva chief engineer, said in the city’s statement.

The city said it had been working on retaining Inteva for more than a year, putting together nearly $1.2 million in incentives with other government entities, including Montgomery County.

Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2390 or tgnau@DaytonDailyNews.com.