Steeda Autosports Relocating To Valdosta,Georgia

March 25th, 2007 by CobraMatt

Steeda, one of the best known aftermarket manufacturers for Ford Mustang performance parts has announced they are packing up and moving from their current location in Pompono Beach, Florida to Valdosta, Georgia.  Steeda is planning a new $10 million, 100,000 square-foot facility in Valdosta that will bring up to 100 jobs to the area.  Dario Orlando who founded Steeda in 1988 said the new location makes distribution ideal with a location near Interstate 10 and I-75.  Other locations considered for the move included North Carolina, Alabama and various cities in Georgia.

***Update***
Our one and only commenter is exactly right, Steeda will be moving all manufacturing and engineering to Valdosta and keeping there administration in the Pompano Beach office.  Steeda has also come out with a press release with more info that includes a few details of the new facility.  To summarize for you, the new 25 acre campus will include manufacturing, engineering and distribution along with a skid pad, slalom course and test track. The campus should be operational in 18 months and will initially employ 40 to 50 people, with 100 employees hired over 36 months.  For more check out the press release here.