| 1 | 1 | DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc.
1720 Robert C. Jackson Drive
Maryville, TN 37801
| 865-982-7000
denso.com/us-ca/en
Blount/2,600,000
| 4,200
NA / NA
| Automotive supplier of advanced technology, components and systems
| DENSO Corporation
Kariya, Japan
NA
| Shinichi Nakamizo
President, DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc.
1988
|
| 2 | 2 | SRK Tennessee
199 Pottertown Road
Midway, TN 37809
| 423-422-4454
dtrtn.com
Greene/750,000
| 1,600
1,300 / 300
| Anti-vibration devices, rubber and plastic hoses
| Sumitomo Riko
Komaki City, Japan
NA
| Randy Rumbley
President, COO
1996
|
| 3 | 3 | DENSO Manufacturing Athens Tennessee, Inc.
2400 Denso Drive
Athens, TN 37303
| 423-746-1035
densocorp-na.com
McMinn/732,500
| 1,550
NA / NA
| Exhaust gas sensors, fuel injectors/rail assemblies, spark plugs, ignition coils, monolithic carriers, high/low pressure fuel pumps
| DENSO International America, Inc.
Southfield, MI, MI
NA
| Marty Deschenes
President
2003
|
| 4 | 4 | JTEKT Automotive Tennessee - Vonore Co.
55 Excellence Way
Vonore, TN 37885
| 423-884-9200
jtekt-na.com
Monroe/800,000
| 1,200
1,025 / NA
| Steering and driveline systems
| JTEKT Corp.
Nagoya, Japan
NA
| Wendy Grewe
Plant manager
1988
|
| 5 | 10 | Eagle Bend Manufacturing
1000 JD Yarnell Industrial Parkway
Clinton, TN 37716
| 865-457-3800
magna.com
Anderson/810,000
| 900
800 / 100
| Auto body parts
| Magna International
Aurora, ON, Canada
NA
| Ed Steinebach
General manager
1987
|
| 6 | 6 | Arconic
2300 N. Wright Road
Alcoa, TN 37701
| 865-977-2100
arconic.com
Blount/NA
| 850
850 / NA
| Aluminum sheet for automotive, industrial and packaging industries
| Arconic Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA
$14.2 billion
| Jeffrey Weida
Plant manager
1913
|
| 7 | 7 | Aisin Automotive Casting Tennessee
221 Frank L. Diggs Drive
Clinton, TN 37716
| 865-457-4581
aisin.com
Anderson/524,000
| 828
828 / NA
| Manufacture aluminum and resin engine components
| Aisin Seiki
Kariya, Japan
$33 billion
| Toru Kondo
President
2004
|
| 8 | 10 | SL Tennessee
312 Frank L. Diggs Drive
Clinton, TN 37716
| 865-457-8511
sl-america.com
Anderson/765,000
| 760
760 / NA
| Gear shift assemblies and parking brake levers, head lamps, tail lamps
| SL Corp.
Daegu, Korea
NA
| W.S. Son
S.H. Kim
Managing director, chassis
Managing director
2001
|
| 9 | 8 | JTEKT Automotive Tennessee - Morristown
5932 Commerce Blvd.
Morristown, TN 37814
| 423-585-0999
jtekt-na.com
Hamblen/527,000
| 693
NA / NA
| Power steering pumps, electric power steering components, transmission pumps, die casting components, constant velocity joints
| JTEKT Corp.
Nagoya, Japan
NA
| Mike Davidson
Senior vice president
1989
|
| 10 | 5 | MAHLE Engine Components USA, Inc.
One Mahle Drive
Morristown, TN 37815
| 423-581-6603
us.mahle.com
Hamblen/568,000
| 650
NA / NA
| Automotive and heavy-duty pistons, camshafts
| MAHLE International GmbH
Stuttgart, Germany
$12 billion
| Javier Cena
Vice president
1976
|
| 11 | 9 | Adient US LLC
1210 E. Madison Ave.
Athens, TN 37303
| 423-746-5500
adient.com
McMinn/276,000
| 600
600 / NA
| Automotive seating
| Adient US LLC
Johnson Controls
Plymouth, MI
Milwaukee, WI
NA
| Rod Shaw
Plant manager
1978
|
| 12 | 12 | Carlex Glass America
77 Excellence Way
Vonore, TN 37885
| 423-884-1161
carlex.com
Monroe/600,000
| 558
NA / NA
| Automotive glass
| Central Glass Co. Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
NA
| Michael McNulty
Plant manager
1989
|
| 13 | 13 | Waupaca Foundry
134 Waupaca Drive
Etowah, TN 37331
| 423-263-6000
waupacafoundry.com
McMinn/397,000
| 525
NA / NA
| Suspension components
| Hitachi Metals
Waupaca Foundry
Tokyo, Japan
Waupaca, WI
$2 billion
| Kenley Hansen
Plant manager
2001
|
| 14 | 16 | OTICS USA
5555 Interstate View Drive
Morristown, TN 37813
| 423-581-9933
oticsusa.com
Hamblen/404,000
| 466
401 / NA
| Engine components and suspension parts
| OTICS Corp.
Nishio, Japan
$218 million
| Shingo Honno
President
2001
|
| 15 | 15 | Exedy America Corp.
2121 Holston Bend Drive
Mascot, TN 37806
| 865-932-3700
exedyusa.com
Knox/440,000
| 450
NA / NA
| Torque converters and transmission clutches
| Exedy Corp.
Osaka, Japan
NA
| Keisuke Fujioka
President
1994
|
| 16 | 17 | HUF North America
395 T. Elmer Cox Road
Greeneville, TN 37743
| 423-787-8500
huf-group.com
Greene/NA
| 321
321 / NA
| Car access systems: passive entry, outer door; lockset and tailgate systems
| Huf Hulsbeck & Furst GmbH & Co.
Velbert, Germany
NA
| Carsten B. Schnese
Managing director
1995
|
| 17 | 18 | ARC Automotive
1729 Midpark Road
Knoxville, TN 37921
| 865-583-7600
arcautomotive.com
Knox/500,000
| 266
266 / NA
| Air bag inflators
| Yinyi Group Ltd.
Ningbo, China
NA
| Mike Goodin
President, CEO
1992
|
| 18 | 14 | Lear Corp.
325 Industrial Ave.
Morristown, TN 37813
| 423-585-2200
lear.com
Hamblen/280,000
| 160
NA / NA
| Seating
| Lear Corp.
Southfield, MI
NA
| Al DeVore
Plant manager
1968
|
| 19 | 19 | Matix Corporation of America
153 Sonny Boshears Lane
Pioneer, TN 37847
| 423-562-0805
matix.co.jp/english
Campbell/106,980
| 110
110 / 0
| Oil pans, oil pump covers, crankcases, transmission adapter housings
| Matix Corporation
Nishio, Japan
NA
| Joe Daugherty
Shinji Yamada
Plant manager
President
2001
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