JL Audio begins it's Return To the USA

JL Audio is moving all of its marine audio manufacturing from over seas back to the US and it will expand production for car and powersports audio in the US.

The company already has 11 production lines in Miramar, FL and expects to add more lines over the next few years,

Powersports, car and home speaker production will also be expanded in the US, JL Audio VP Marketing Manville Smith told us. “All of these markets will be served by the new production capacity.”

Currently, more than half of JL Audio products are made in Florida including many car audio subwoofers, component speakers, and home audio subwoofers. Electrical components including amplifiers continue to be made in Asia.

Car audio remains the largest part of JL Audio’s business, and the company is claiming an 8-10 percent increase this year .This July, marine audio saw a gain of 30 percent compared to a year ago.

The return of manufacturing to the US will result in higher labor costs for JL Audio initially, but those extra costs are not substantial considering the lower quality the company experienced with its Chinese contractors.

Florida is helping the company’s expansion with a $105,000 incentive package if it adds at least 30 workers at an average annual wage of $44,579, said the Sun-Sentinel, adding that JL employs 350 people nationwide, and plans a $9.4 million capital investment at its site in Miramar.

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