Overview

• Grupo Simpa confirmed the permanent closure of its Campana assembly site and said all national manufacturing will be consolidated at its Pilar complex.
• Fifty workers were dismissed; the company said they will receive legally mandated severance and training, with no relocation to Pilar.
• The metalworkers union UOM says the shutdown was abrupt without prior notice, alleging the firm skipped the preventive crisis process and ignored a conciliation order.
• Dismissed employees and delegates mounted protests and roadblocks outside the Campana facility on Ruta 9, as unions sought intervention from labor authorities.
• The Campana plant, opened in 2013, assembled KTM, Husqvarna and CFMoto with capacity near 200 units per day under low-integration IKD, while Pilar opened in 2022 to assemble Royal Enfield and Aprilia after a reported US$35 million investment.