The LEGO Group is investing more than US$400m to expand its manufacturing facility in Monterrey, Mexico, increasing production capacity by 35% and creating an additional 1,300 jobs.
Announced on 24 September 2026, the investment will add 62,000 square metres of built-up area to the site, including a new packing hall and a fully automated high-bay warehouse. Construction is expected to begin in early 2027, with completion scheduled for 2029.
The expansion forms part of the Danish toy manufacturer’s long-term growth strategy in the Americas, strengthening its ability to meet demand for LEGO products while increasing capacity across its regional manufacturing network.
Carsten Rasmussen, Chief Operating Officer at the LEGO Group, said the investment reflected the company’s long-standing commitment to Mexico and the importance of the Monterrey facility to its global operations.
“This latest investment positions us for continued long-term growth and will help us meet demand for LEGO play experiences for years to come,” he said.
Building manufacturing capacity in Mexico
The Monterrey factory opened in 2008 and has expanded steadily over the past 18 years. It currently employs 7,300 people and handles multiple stages of LEGO production, from moulding plastic elements to processing, decorating and packaging finished products.
The latest investment will increase the site’s production capacity by 35%, with the new packing and warehousing infrastructure designed to support growing output and distribution requirements.
The project follows a separate expansion announced in 2023 and completed earlier this year. That development added 59,000 square metres of built-up area dedicated to packaging and warehousing, alongside 900 additional employees.
Together, the projects underline the scale of the company’s investment in its Mexican manufacturing base, with the latest phase expected to bring total employment at the site to approximately 8,600 once all 1,300 new roles have been created.
Nancy Sánchez, General Manager of the LEGO Group’s Monterrey factory and Senior Vice President of Americas Manufacturing, said the region’s skilled workforce had been central to the site’s development.
The latest investment, she added, would create further opportunities for technical training, professional development and long-term careers, supported by continued collaboration with the local government in Monterrey and the state of Nuevo León.
Strengthening the Americas manufacturing network
The Monterrey expansion is part of a broader investment programme intended to increase flexibility and resilience across the LEGO Group’s Americas manufacturing and distribution operations.
In the United States, the company is investing more than $1.5bn to build a new factory and regional distribution centre in Virginia. Both the Virginia development and the latest Monterrey expansion are intended to support long-term regional growth, with the Virginia facilities also scheduled to open in 2027.
The twin investments will give the company additional manufacturing and distribution capacity across North America, helping it respond to demand while strengthening its regional supply network.
For manufacturers, the projects also highlight the importance of combining production capacity with investment in automated warehousing and packaging infrastructure. As companies expand output, these capabilities can help support the movement of products through manufacturing and distribution networks.
With work on the latest Monterrey expansion due to begin in 2027 and finish by 2029, the LEGO Group is continuing to build on a manufacturing presence in Mexico that has grown substantially since the factory first opened nearly two decades ago.
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