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ST. LOUIS – Viasystems Group says it has completed its $283 million acquisition of DDi Corp.

Viasystems originally announced the acquisition April 4.

The combined company provides a North American manufacturing presence serving high-mix, low-to-medium-volume manufacturing.

The company now has more than 15,600 employees and manufacturing floor space exceeding 4.3 million sq. ft. in China and 1 million sq. ft. in North America.