Auto supplier Henniges Automotive North America Inc. of Farmington Hills, MI, is set to break ground as early as next month on its new 55,000-sq.-ft., LEED-certified headquarters in Auburn Hills, MI. The project is the second deal brokered in the Oakland Technology Park.

The building will be smaller and more energy-efficient than its current headquarters, a 75,000-sq.-ft. building on the Farmington Hills Corporate Campus.

Henniges Automotive manufactures automotive sealing systems for doors, windows, trunks, liftgates, sunroofs and hoods, and also provides the automotive market with anti-vibration products, encapsulated glass, and other components. Customers are major automakers around the globe.

The company employs 4,500 workers worldwide, and outside the U.S. has offices in China and Germany.