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
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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
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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
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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
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5 | 10 | Eagle Bend Manufacturing 1000 JD Yarnell Industrial Parkway Clinton, TN 37716
| 865-457-3800 magna.com Anderson/710,000
| 900 800 / 100
| Auto body parts
| Magna International Aurora, ON, Canada NA
| Ed Steinebach General manager 1987
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6 | 6 | Arconic 2300 N. Wright Road Alcoa, TN 37701
| 865-977-2100 arconic.com Blount/NA
| 850 850 / NA
| Aluminum sheet for automotive and industrial industries
| Arconic Inc. Pittsburgh, PA $14.2 billion
| Jeffrey Weida Plant manager 1913
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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
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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, lighting 2001
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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
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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
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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
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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
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13 | 13 | Waupaca Foundry 134 Waupaca Drive Etowah, TN 37331
| 423-263-6000 waupacafoundry.com McMinn/397,000
| 525 NA / NA
| Brake calipers and anchors, differential cases, knuckles, control arms, damper hubs
| Hitachi Metals Tokyo, Japan $2 billion
| Kenley Hansen Plant manager 2001
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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
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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
| Mitsugu Yamaguchi President 1994
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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
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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
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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
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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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