The Book of Lists is your resource to stay ahead of the competition. Get in-depth information on the largest and most influential businesses in East Tennessee. Purchase a one-time download of the 2020 Book of Lists or click the Subscribe button to purchase one year of unlimited access, unlimited downloads of all our business lists as they are updated in real-time. Create a list of sales contacts and general mailings lists, sort by company or geography, and import data directly to your desktop. Start your download now. Any questions, contact Hayley Choy at 865-342-6494 or lists@knoxvillebiz.com.

PRODUCTS PROFILE ADD DATA CONTACT SUBSCRIBE

Shopping Cart (0 items)

HTML View


Prefer PDFs? A printer-friendly PDF of this list is available.
Download PDF file


Prefer Excel? A complete spreadsheet of this list is available.
Download Excel file

Knoxville-Area Automotive Parts Manufacturers Ranked According to Number of Employees

Rank '19	'18	Company	Phone Website County/Plant size1	Local employees FT/PT	Products	Parent company '18 companywide rev./net sales	Top local executive Locally established
1	1	DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc. 1720 Robert C. Jackson Drive Maryville, TN 37801	865-982-7000 denso.com/us-ca/en2 Blount/2,600,000	5,350 4,339 / 8213	Automotive supplier of advanced technology, components and systems	DENSO Corporation Kariya, Japan $48.1 billion	Shinichi Nakamizo President, DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc. 1988
2	3	SRK Tennessee 199 Pottertown Road4 Midway, TN 37809	423-422-4454 dtrtn.com Greene5/750,0006	1,600 1,300 / 300	Anti-vibration devices, rubber and plastic hoses	Sumitomo Riko Komaki City, Japan NA	Randy Rumbley President, COO 1996
3	2	DENSO Manufacturing Athens Tennessee, Inc. 2400 Denso Drive Athens, TN 37303	423-746-1035 densocorp-na.com McMinn/732,500	1,497 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 / 0	Steering and driveline systems	JTEKT Corp. Nagoya, Japan NA	Wendy Grewe Plant manager 1988
5	6	MAHLE Engine Components USA, Inc. One Mahle Drive Morristown, TN 37815	423-581-6603 us.mahle.com Hamblen/568,0007	956 NA / NA	Automotive and heavy-duty pistons, camshafts	MAHLE International GmbH Stuttgart, Germany $12.6 billion	Martyn Hempston President 1976
6	7	Arconic 2300 N. Wright Road Alcoa, TN 37701	865-977-2100 arconic.com Blount/NA	898 NA / NA	Aluminum sheet for automotive and industrial industries	Arconic Inc. Pittsburgh, PA $14 billion	Jeffrey Weida Plant manager 1913
7	9	Aisin Automotive Casting Tennessee 221 Frank L. Diggs Drive Clinton, TN 37716	865-457-4581 aisin.com Anderson/524,000	867 867 / NA	Manufacture aluminum and resin engine components	Aisin Seiki Kariya, Japan $35 billion	Toru Kondo President 2004
8	8	JTEKT Automotive Tennessee - Morristown8 5932 Commerce Blvd. Morristown, TN 37814	423-585-0999 jtekt-na.com Hamblen/527,0009	843 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
9	11	Adient US LLC10 1210 E. Madison Ave. Athens, TN 37303	423-746-5500 adient.com McMinn/276,000	819 819 / NA	Seating	Adient US LLC Johnson Controls Plymouth, MI Milwaukee, WI NA	Rod Shaw Dan Universal11 Rhonda Owens11 Plant manager Assistant plant manager Assistant plant manager 1978
10	5	SL Tennessee 312 Frank L. Diggs Drive Clinton, TN 37716	865-457-8511 sl-america.com Anderson/765,00012	800 800 / NA	Gear shift assemblies and parking brake levers, head lamps, tail lamps	SL Corp. Daegu, Korea NA	W.S. Son President 2001
10	9	Eagle Bend Manufacturing 1000 JD Yarnell Industrial Parkway Clinton, TN 37716	865-457-3800 magna.com Anderson/710,000	800 700 / 100	Auto body parts	Magna International Aurora, ON, Canada $36 billion	Ed Steinebach General manager 1987
12	13	Carlex Glass America8 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	Jim Shepherd President 1989
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
14	15	Lear Corp.13 325 Industrial Ave. Morristown, TN 37813	423-585-2200 lear.com Hamblen/280,000	460 NA / NA	Seating	Lear Corp. Southfield, MI NA	Al DeVore Plant manager 1968
15	12	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
16	18	OTICS USA13 5555 Interstate View Drive Morristown, TN 37813	423-581-9933 oticsusa.com Hamblen/354,000	370 NA / NA	Engine components and suspension parts	OTICS Corp. Nishio, Japan NA	Takashi Harada Yuki Odai Chairman President 2001
17	17	HUF North America 395 T. Elmer Cox Road Greeneville, TN 37743	423-787-8500 huf-group.com Greene/NA	321 321 / NA	Mechanical and electrical locking systems, tire pressure monitoring systems and telematics systems	Huf Hulsbeck & Furst GmbH & Co. Velbert, Germany NA	Carsten B. Schnese Managing director 1995
18	16	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
19	NR	Matix Corporation of America 153 Sonny Boshears Lane Pioneer, TN 37847	423-562-0805 matix.co.jp/english Campbell/106,980	109 NA / NA	Oil pans, oil pump covers, crankcases, transmission adapter housings	Matix Corporation Nishio, Japan $18 million	Shinji Yamada President 2001

1 Sq. ft.; 2 denso.com/us-ca/en/about-us/company-information/dmtn/; 3 Full time contractors/temporaries. No part-time employees; 4 Also Tazewell, TN; 5 Also Claiborne; 6 Includes multiple buildings; 7 Includes 3 buildings; 8 Source declined to participate. Information from the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce; 9 Includes main plaint, die casting facility, shipping facility; 10 Formerly Johnson Controls; 11 Assistant plant manager; 12 Multiple buildings; 13 Source declined to participate. Information from the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce and 2018 survey
Source: Individual company representatives, individual company websites. NA=not applicable or not available. Area includes Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier and Union counties. This list and other Knoxville-area market data are available as Excel spreadsheets at www.knoxvillebiz.com. If you notice an error or omission, please contact Hayley Choy at 865-342-6494 or lists@knoxvillebiz.com.

Title Sponsors

Category Sponsor

For advertising or sponsorship information, contact Brenda Hines at brenda.hines@knoxnews.com or (865) 342-6566.