A company that makes various types of electric vehicles will establish a manufacturing facility in Aiken County.

Columbia Vehicle Group plans to make a $12 million investment and bring in 180 jobs with the upcoming facility, according to a news release from S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster’s office. The company will purchase a 155,000-square-foot facility at 2063 University Parkway in Aiken and will upfit the building for its needs.

Columbia Vehicles is relocating manufacturing operations from Florida and Wisconsin to Aiken “for closer proximity to customers and its supply chain,” the release said.

“We’ve been investing in great communities since 1947 with Aiken being a superb fit to our continued global expansion of the Tomberlin and Columbia brands,” Columbia Vehicles CEO Michael Tomberlin said in a statement.

The company manufactures a host of products including golf carts, utility vehicles, maintenance vehicles and e-bikes.

Operations are expected to be phased in during the next 18 months in Aiken.

“We are proud to welcome Columbia Vehicle Group to South Carolina’s thriving electric vehicle industry,” McMaster said in a statement. “This investment and the 180 jobs it will create in Aiken County represent another victory for our state’s exceptional workforce, and we look forward to the impact this will have throughout South Carolina in the years ahead.”

Those interested in employment with Columbia Vehicle Group can email jobs@columbiausa.com.