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

Rank '17	'16	Company	Phone Website County/Plant size1	Local employees FT/PT	Products	Parent company '16 companywide rev./net sales	Top local executive Locally established
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 Road2 Midway, TN 37809	423-422-4454 dtrtn.com Greene, Claiborne/750,0003	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/725,7504	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/765,0005	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 Brad Franklin Plant manager, Plant 1 Plant Manager, Plant 2 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 - Morristown6 5932 Commerce Blvd. Morristown, TN 37814	423-585-0999 jtekt-na.com Hamblen/527,0007	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.8 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	Kenley Hansen Plant manager 2001
13	13	Adient US9 1210 E. Madison Ave. Athens, TN 37303	423-746-5500 adient.com McMinn/276,000	476 NA / NA	Seating	Johnson Controls Milwaukee, WI NA	Rhonda Owens Assistant plant manager 2016
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.6 325 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 / 6110	Engine components and suspension parts	OTICS Corp. Nishio, Japan $180 million11	Takashi Harada Yuki Odai Chairman President 2001
17	16	National Seating Co.12 200 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 Automotive13 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

1 Sq. ft.; 2 Also Tazewell, TN; 3 2 plants; 4 For two manufacturing facilities; 5 Multiple buildings; 6 Source declined to participate. Information from Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce; 7 Includes main plaint, die casting facility, shipping facility; 8 Source declined to participate. Information from 2016 survey; 9 Formerly Johnson Controls. Johnson Controls spun off its automotive seating division into a separate, publicly-traded company operating under the name of Adient; 10 Seasonal; 11 U.S. operations only; 12 Source declined to participate. Information from Monroe County Industrial Directory; 13 Also known as Cap-Con Automotive Technologies
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 Angela Akers at 865-342-6424 or lists@knoxvillebiz.com.

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