| 1 | 1 | DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee
1720 Robert C. Jackson Drive
Maryville, TN 37801
| 865-982-7000
denso.com/us-ca/en/about-us/company-information/dmtn/
Blount/2,000,000
| 5,000
4,200 / 800
| Automotive supplier of advanced technology, components and systems
| DENSO Corporation
Kariya, Japan
NA
| Jack Helmboldt
President, CEO
1988
|
| 2 | 2 | SRK Tennessee
199 Pottertown Road
Midway, TN 37809
| 423-422-4454
dtrtn.com
Greene, Claiborne/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 | 5 | JTEKT Automotive Tennessee - Vonore Co.
55 Excellence Way
Vonore, TN 37885
| 423-884-9200
jtekt-na.com
Monroe/800,000
| 1,056
1,052 / 4
| Steering and driveline systems
| JTEKT Corp.
Nagoya, Japan
NA
| Brad Franklin
Rod Shaw
Director, Automotive Steering Business Unit
Plant manager, Plant 1
1988
|
| 4 | 6 | MAHLE Engine Components USA, Inc.
One Mahle Drive
Morristown, TN 37815
| 423-581-6603
us.mahle.com
Hamblen/568,000
| 1,040
NA / NA
| Automotive and heavy-duty pistons, engine components for power cell assemblies, camshafts
| MAHLE International GmbH
Stuttgart, Germany
NA
| Martyn Hempston
President
1976
|
| 5 | NR | Arconic
2300 N. Wright Road
Alcoa, TN 37701
| 865-977-2977
arconic.com
Blount/NA
| 995
995 / NA
| Aluminum sheet for automotive and industrial industries
| Arconic Inc.
New York, NY
$13 billion
| Jeffrey Weida
Plant manager
1913
|
| 6 | 4 | SL Tennessee
312 Frank L. Diggs Drive
Clinton, TN 37716
| 865-457-8511
sl-america.com
Anderson/765,000
| 950
950 / NA
| Gear shift assemblies and parking brake levers, head lamps, tail lamps
| SL Corp.
Daegu, Korea
NA
| W.S. Son
President
2001
|
| 7 | 8 | Eagle Bend Manufacturing
1000 JD Yarnell Industrial Parkway
Clinton, TN 37716
| 865-457-3800
magna.com
Anderson/710,000
| 850
750 / 100
| Auto body parts
| Magna International
Aurora, ON, Canada
$36 billion
| Ed Steinebach
General Manager
1987
|
| 8 | 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
NA
| Mike Davidson
Senior vice president
1989
|
| 9 | 8 | Aisin Automotive Casting Tennessee
221 Frank L. Diggs Drive
Clinton, TN 37716
| 865-457-4581
aisin.com
Anderson/524,000
| 800
800 / NA
| Manufacture aluminum and resin engine components
| Aisin Seiki
Kariya, Japan
NA
| Osamu Kohinata
President
2004
|
| 10 | 13 | Adient US
1210 E. Madison Ave.
Athens, TN 37303
| 423-746-5500
adient.com
McMinn/276,000
| 673
NA / NA
| Seating
| Johnson Controls
Milwaukee, WI
NA
| Rhonda Owens
Assistant plant manager
2016
|
| 11 | 12 | Waupaca Foundry
134 Waupaca Drive
Etowah, TN 37331
| 423-263-6000
waupacafoundry.com
McMinn/397,000
| 550
NA / NA
| Brake calipers and anchors, differential cases, knuckles, control arms, damper hubs
| Hitachi Metals
Tokyo, Japan
$1.8 billion
| Kenley Hansen
Plant manager
2001
|
| 12 | 10 | Exedy America Corp.
2121 Holston Bend Drive
Mascot, TN 37806
| 865-932-3700
exedyusa.com
Knox/440,000
| 516
NA / NA
| Torque converters and transmission clutches
| Exedy Corp.
Osaka, Japan
NA
| Junji Jay Yamakawa
President
1994
|
| 13 | 11 | Carlex Glass America
77 Excellence Way
Vonore, TN 37885
| 423-884-1161
carlex.com
Monroe/600,000
| 476
476 / 0
| Automotive glass
| Central Glass Co. Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
$700 million
| Tim Ellis
Michael McNulty
Interim Plant Manager
Plant manager
1989
|
| 14 | 15 | Lear Corp.
325 Industrial Ave.
Morristown, TN 37813
| 423-585-2200
lear.com
Hamblen/280,000
| 455
NA / NA
| Seating
| Lear Corp.
Southfield, MI
NA
| Al DeVore
Plant manager
1968
|
| 15 | 18 | ARC Automotive
1729 Midpark Road
Knoxville, TN 37921
| 865-583-7600
arcautomotive.com
Knox/500,000
| 451
411 / 40
| Air bag inflators
| Yinyi Group Ltd.
Ningbo, China
NA
| Mike Goodin
President, CEO
1992
|
| 16 | 14 | HUF North America
395 T. Elmer Cox Road
Greeneville, TN 37743
| 423-787-8500
huf-group.com
Greene/NA
| 408
408 / 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
|
| 17 | 16 | OTICS USA
5555 Interstate View Drive
Morristown, TN 37813
| 423-581-9933
oticsusa.com
Hamblen/354,000
| 371
371 / 0
| Engine components and suspension parts
| OTICS Corp.
Nishio, Japan
$200
| Takashi Harada
Yuki Odai
Chairman
President
2001
|
| 18 | NR | Matix Corporation of America
153 Sonny Boshears Lane
Pioneer, TN 37847
| 423-562-0805
matix.co.jp/english/global/index.htm
Campbell/106,980
| 130
130 / 0
| Aluminum oil pans, crankcases, transmission adaptor housings, oil pump covers
| Matix Corporation
Nishio, Japan
NA
| Shinji Yamada
President
2001
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