| 1 | 1 | DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc.
1720 Robert C. Jackson Drive
Maryville, TN 37801
| 865-982-7000
denso.com/us-ca/en
Blount
| 4,500
NA / NA
| Manufacturing
Automotive supplier of advanced technology, components and systems
| DENSO Corporation
Kariya, Japan
NA
| Shinichi Nakamizo
President, DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc.
1988
|
| 2 | 2 | SRK Tennessee
199 Pottertown Road
Midway, TN 37809
| 423-422-4454
dtrtn.com
Greene
| 1,600
1,300 / 300
| Manufacturing
Anti-vibration devices, rubber and plastic hoses
| Sumitomo Riko
Komaki City, Japan
NA
| Randy Rumbley
President, COO
1996
|
| 3 | 3 | Denso Manufacturing Athens Tennessee
2400 Denso Drive
Athens, TN 37303
| 423-746-1035
densocorp-na.com
McMinn
| 1,550
NA / NA
| NA
Exhaust gas sensors, fuel injectors/rail assemblies, spark plugs, coils, monolithic carriers, fuel pumps
| DENSO International America, Inc.
Southfield
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
| 1,200
NA / NA
| Manufacturing
Steering and driveline systems
| JTEKT Corp.
Nagoya, Japan
NA
| Wendy Grewe
Plant manager
1988
|
| 5 | 8 | SL Tennessee
312 Frank L. Diggs Drive
Clinton, TN 37716
| 865-457-8511
sl-america.com
Anderson
| 913
913 / NA
| Manufacturing
Gear shift assemblies and parking brake levers, head lamps, tail lamps
| SL Corp.
Daegu, Korea
NA
| S.H. Kim
Managing director
2001
|
| 6 | 5 | Keurig Dr. Pepper
1904 Fair Drive
Knoxville, TN 37918
| 865-824-4600
keuriggreenmountain.com
Knox
| 900
NA / NA
| Manufacturing, retail trade
Manufacturer/distributor of single-cup beverages and brewers
| JAB Holding Co.
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
NA
| Bruno Garcia
Director of operations
2008
|
| 6 | 5 | Eagle Bend Manufacturing
1000 JD Yarnell Industrial Parkway
Clinton, TN 37716
| 865-457-3800
magna.com
Anderson
| 900
800 / 100
| Manufacturing
Auto body parts
| Magna International
Aurora, Canada
NA
| Ed Steinebach
General manager
1987
|
| 8 | 10 | Sitel Group
11228 Outlet Dr.
Knoxville, TN 37932
| 865-425-1400
sitel.com
Anderson
| 855
NA / NA
| Service
Inbound customer service, personal lines license for auto and property customer service, technical support
| Sitel Group
Miami
NA
| Kelly Acuff
Site director
1999
|
| 9 | 7 | Aisin Automotive Casting Tennessee
221 Frank L. Diggs Drive
Clinton, TN 37716
| 865-457-4581
aisin.com
Anderson
| 828
828 / NA
| Manufacturing
Manufacture aluminum and resin engine components
| Aisin Seiki
Kariya, Japan
NA
| Toru Kondo
President
2004
|
| 10 | 9 | JTEKT Automotive Tennessee - Morristown
5932 Commerce Blvd.
Morristown, TN 37814
| 423-585-0999
jtekt-na.com
Hamblen
| 693
NA / NA
| Manufacturing
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
|
| 11 | 11 | MAHLE Engine Components USA, Inc.
One Mahle Drive
Morristown, TN 37815
| 423-581-6603
us.mahle.com
Hamblen
| 650
NA / NA
| Manufacturing
Automotive and heavy-duty pistons, camshafts
| MAHLE International GmbH
Stuttgart, Germany
NA
| Javier Cena
Vice president
1976
|
| 12 | 12 | Siemens Healthineers
810 Innovation Drive
Knoxville, TN 37932
| 865-218-2000
medical.siemens.com
Knox
| 573
NA / NA
| Manufacturing
Positron emission tomography (PET) portion of PET/computed tomography (CT) imaging systems
| Siemens Healthineers
Erlangen, Germany
NA
| James Williams
Barry Scott
Head, molecular imaging
CEO, PETNET Solutions
2005
|
| 13 | 13 | Carlex Glass America
77 Excellence Way
Vonore, TN 37885
| 423-884-1161
carlex.com
Monroe
| 558
NA / NA
| Manufacturing
Automotive glass
| Central Glass Co. Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
NA
| Donald Michelotti
President, CEO
1989
|
| 14 | 14 | Waupaca Foundry
134 Waupaca Drive
Etowah, TN 37331
| 423-263-6000
waupacafoundry.com
McMinn
| 525
NA / NA
| NA
Suspension components
| Waupaca Foundry
Waupaca
NA
| Kenley Hansen
Plant manager
2001
|
| 15 | 15 | Accenture
1965 Hawks Landing
Louisville, TN 37777
| 865-980-4000
accenture.com
Blount
| 500
500 / NA
| Professional services
Strategy, consulting, interactive, technology and operations services
| Accenture
Dublin, Ireland
$44.3 billion
| Cliff Brown
Michelle Farley
Knoxville advanced operations center lead
Managing director
2000
|
| 16 | 15 | Exedy America Corp.
2121 Holston Bend Drive
Mascot, TN 37806
| 865-932-3700
exedyusa.com
Knox
| 380
380 / 0
| Manufacturing
Torque converters and transmission clutches
| Exedy Corp.
Osaka, Japan
NA
| Keisuke Fujioka
President
1994
|
| 17 | 17 | HUF North America
395 T. Elmer Cox Road
Greeneville, TN 37743
| 423-787-8500
huf-group.com
Greene
| 321
321 / NA
| 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
|
| 18 | NR | Takahata Precision Tennessee, Inc.
370 Marcum Parkway
Helenwood, TN 37755
| 423-286-8100
takahata.biz
Scott
| 250
250 / 0
| NA
Plastic Injection Molding
| Takahata Group
Tokyo, Japan
NA
| Debra Thompson
President
2002
|
| 19 | 18 | AESSEAL Inc.
355 Dunavant Road
Rockford, TN 37853
| 865-531-0192
aesseal.com
Blount
| 200
198 / 2
| Manufacturing
Manufacturer of mechanical seals and environmental sealing devices for rotating equipment
| AESSEAL plc
Rotherham, England
NA
| Peter Rouleau
Thomas Grove
CEOs
1992
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