| 1 | 1 | Denso Manufacturing Tennessee
1720 Robert C. Jackson Drive
Maryville, TN 37801
| 865-982-7000
densocorp-na-dmtn.com
Blount/1,996,575
| 4,439
3,639 / 800
| Automotive supplier of advanced technology, components and systems
| Denso Corp.
Kariya, Japan
$40.25 billion
| Jack Helmboldt
President, CEO
1988
|
| 2 | 3 | SRK Tennessee
199 Pottertown Road
Midway, TN 37809
| 423-422-4454
dtrtn.com
Greene, Claiborne/750,000
| 1,500
1,200 / 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
2400 Denso Drive
Athens, TN 37303
| 423-746-0000
densocorp-na.com
McMinn/725,750
| 1,437
1,437 / 1,737
| Oxygen sensors, fuel injectors, fuel rails, monolithic carriers, spark plugs, ignition coils, high pressure pump
| DENSO Corp.
Kariya, Japan
$40.25 billion
| Ken Nagasaka
President
2003
|
| 4 | 4 | SL Tennessee
312 Frank L. Diggs Drive
Clinton, TN 37716
| 865-457-8511
sl-america.com
Anderson/765,000
| 1,150
1,150 / NA
| Gear shift assemblies and parking brake levers, head lamps and tail lamps
| SL Corp.
Daegu, Korea
NA
| W.S. Son
President
2001
|
| 5 | 5 | JTEKT Automotive Tennessee - Vonore Co.
55 Excellence Way
Vonore, TN 37885
| 423-884-9200
jtekt-na.com
Monroe/800,000
| 1,125
1,117 / 8
| Steering and driveline systems
| JTEKT Corp.
Nagoya, Japan
$11.66 billion
| Rod Shaw
Plant manager
1988
|
| 6 | 6 | MAHLE Engine Components USA
One Mahle Drive
Morristown, TN 37815
| 423-581-6603
us.mahle.com
Hamblen/568,000
| 1,068
NA / NA
| Automotive and heavy-duty pistons, engine components for power cell assemblies, camshafts
| MAHLE International GmbH
Stuttgart, Germany
$13.4 billion
| Martyn Hempston
President
1976
|
| 7 | 7 | JTEKT Automotive Tennessee - Morristown
5932 Commerce Blvd.
Morristown, TN 37814
| 423-585-0999
jtekt-na.com
Hamblen/527,000
| 843
NA / NA
| Power steering pumps, electric power steering components, transmission pumps, die casting components, constant velocity joints
| JTEKT Corp.
Nagoya, Japan
$11.66 billion
| Mike Davidson
Senior vice president
1989
|
| 8 | 8 | 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
$36.45 billion
| Ed Steinebach
General manager
1987
|
| 8 | 10 | Aisin Automotive Casting Tennessee
221 Frank L. Diggs Drive
Clinton, TN 37716
| 865-457-4581
aisin.com
Anderson/524,000
| 800
800 / 0
| Casting, machining and assembly of timing chain covers, pistons, pumps
| Aisin Seiki
Kariya, Japan
$26.23 billion
| Steve Barnes
President
2004
|
| 10 | 9 | Exedy America Corp.
2121 Holston Bend Drive
Mascot, TN 37806
| 865-932-3700
exedyusa.com
Knox/440,000
| 650
510 / 140
| Torque converters and transmission clutches
| Exedy Corp.
Osaka, Japan
$29.06 billion
| Junji Jay Yamakawa
President
1994
|
| 11 | 12 | Carlex Glass America
77 Excellence Way
Vonore, TN 37885
| 423-884-1161
carlex.com
Monroe/600,000
| 558
549 / 9
| Automotive glass
| Central Glass Co. Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
$700 million
| Michael McNulty
Plant manager
1989
|
| 12 | 11 | Waupaca Foundry
134 Waupaca Drive
Etowah, TN 37331
| 423-263-6000
waupacafoundry.com
McMinn/397,000
| 500
NA / NA
| Brake calipers and anchors, differential cases, knuckles, control arms, damper hubs
| Hitachi Metals
Tokyo, Japan
$9.12 billion
| Samuel Greene
Plant manager
2001
|
| 13 | 13 | Johnson Controls
1210 E. Madison Ave.
Athens, TN 37303
| 423-746-5500
johnsoncontrols.com
McMinn/273,000
| 476
NA / NA
| Seating
| Johnson Controls
Milwaukee, WI
NA
| Rhonda Owens
Plant manager
2010
|
| 14 | 15 | HUF North America
395 T. Elmer Cox Road
Greeneville, TN 37743
| 423-787-8500
huf-group.com
Greene/NA
| 460
460 / NA
| Car access systems, passive entry systems, outer door systems, lockset and tailgate systems
| Huf Hulsbeck & Furst GmbH & Co.
Velbert, Germany
NA
| Carlos Marquis
President
1995
|
| 15 | 14 | Lear Corp.
325 Industrial Ave.
Morristown, TN 37813
| 423-585-2200
lear.com
Hamblen/280,000
| 455
NA / NA
| Seating
| Lear Corp.
Southfield, MI
$18.6 billion
| Al DeVore
Plant manager
1968
|
| 16 | 17 | OTICS USA
5555 Interstate View Drive
Morristown, TN 37813
| 423-581-9933
oticsusa.com
Hamblen/354,000
| 428
367 / 61
| Engine components and suspension parts
| OTICS Corp.
Nishio, Japan
$180 million
| Takashi Harada
Yuki Odai
Chairman
President
2001
|
| 17 | 16 | National Seating Co.
200 National Drive
Vonore, TN 37885
| 423-884-6651
cvgrp.com
Monroe/215,000
| 350
NA / NA
| Static and suspension seat systems, electronic wire harness assemblies, controls and switches, cab structures and components, interior trim systems, mirrors and wiper systems
| Commercial Vehicle Group
New Albany, OH
$662.1 million
| Joel William Newsted
Director of operations
1985
|
| 18 | NR | ARC Automotive
1729 Midpark Road
Knoxville, TN 37921
| 865-583-7600
arcautomotive.com
Knox/30,000
| 255
255 / NA
| Air bag inflators
| Yinyi Group Ltd.
Ningbo, China
NA
| Mike Goodin
President, CEO
1992
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