| 1 | 1 | DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee
1720 Robert C. Jackson Drive
Maryville, TN 37801
| 865-982-7000
densocorp-na-dmtn.com
Blount
| 3,800
NA / NA / NA
NA
| Manufacturing
Automotive supplier of advanced technology, components and systems
| DENSO Corp.
Kariya, Japan
$39.8 billion
| Jack Helmboldt
President, CEO
1988
|
| 2 | 3 | DENSO Manufacturing Athens Tennessee
2400 Denso Drive
Athens, TN 37303
| 423-746-0000
densocorp-na.com
McMinn
| 1,450
NA / NA / NA
NA
| Manufacturing
Oxygen sensors, fuel injectors, fuel rails, monolithic carriers, spark plugs, ignition coils
| DENSO Corp.
Kariya, Japan
$39.8 billion
| Youichi Yamashita
Ken Nagasaka
Presidents
2003
|
| 3 | 2 | DTR Tennessee
199 Pottertown Road
Midway, TN 37809
| 423-422-4454
dtrtn.com
Greene, Claiborne
| 1,442
1,442 / NA / NA
NA
| Manufacturing
Anti-vibration devices, rubber and plastic hoses
| Sumitomo Riko
Komaki City, Japan
$481.5 million
| Tsutomo Matsuoka
Randy Rumbley
President, CEO
President, COO
1996
|
| 4 | 5 | JTEKT Automotive Tennessee - Vonore Co.
55 Excellence Way
Vonore, TN 37885
| 423-884-9200
jtekt.com
Monroe
| 1,032
953 / NA / 0
80
| Manufacturing
Steering & driveline systems
| JTEKT Corp.
Nagoya, Japan
$10.59 billion
| Brad Franklin
Plant manager
1988
|
| 5 | 8 | Sitel
1089 Commerce Park Drive
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
| 865-425-1400
sitel.com
Anderson
| 1,001
1,001 / NA / NA
NA
| Service
Customer service, technical support center
| Groupe Acticall
Paris, France
$196 million
| Kelin Mock
Freeman Cooper
Site director, Oak Ridge
Site director, Knoxville
1999
|
| 6 | 4 | MAHLE Engine Components USA
One Mahle Drive
Morristown, TN 37815
| 423-581-6603
us.mahle.com
Hamblen
| 1,000
NA / NA / NA
NA
| Manufacturing
Automotive and heavy-duty pistons, engine components for power cell assemblies, camshafts
| Mahle GmbH
MAHLE International GmbH
Stuttgart, Germany
Stuttgart, Germany
$300 million
| Martyn Hempston
President
1976
|
| 7 | 9 | JTEKT Automotive Tennessee - Morristown
5932 Commerce Blvd.
Morristown, TN 37814
| 423-585-0999
jtekt-na.com
Hamblen
| 828
NA / NA / NA
NA
| Manufacturing
Power steering pumps, electric power steering components, transmission pumps, die casting components, constant velocity joints
| JTEKT Corp.
Nagoya, Japan
$10.59 billion
| Mike Davidson
Jim Snodgrass
Senior vice president
Plant manager
1989
|
| 8 | 6 | SL Tennessee
312 Frank L. Diggs Drive
Clinton, TN 37716
| 865-457-8511
sl-america.com
Anderson
| 790
790 / NA / NA
NA
| Manufacturing
Gear shift assemblies and parking brake levers, head lamps and tail lamps
| SL Corp.
Daegu, Korea
NA
| C.W. Kim
President
2001
|
| 9 | 7 | Exedy America Corp.
2121 Holston Bend Drive
Mascot, TN 37806
| 865-932-3700
exedyusa.com
Knox
| 699
443 / 160 / NA
96
| Manufacturing
Torque converters and transmission clutches
| Exedy Corp.
Osaka, Japan
$169 million
| Ted Yoshinaga
Junji Jay Yamakawa
Presidents
1994
|
| 10 | 11 | Eagle Bend Manufacturing
1000 JD Yarnell Industrial Parkway
Clinton, TN 37716
| 865-457-3800
magna.com
Anderson
| 690
690 / NA / NA
NA
| Manufacturing
Auto body parts
| Magna International
Aurora, Canada
$36.6 billion
| Ed Steinebach
General manager
1987
|
| 11 | 17 | Carlex Glass Co.
77 Excellence Way
Vonore, TN 37885
| 423-884-1161
carlex.com
Monroe
| 676
668 / 8 / 0
0
| Manufacturing
Automotive glass
| Central Glass Co. Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
$2 billion
| Michael McNulty
Plant manager
1989
|
| 12 | NR | Waupaca Foundry
134 Waupaca Drive
Etowah, TN 37331
| 423-263-6000
waupacafoundry.com
McMinn
| 600
NA / NA / NA
NA
| NA
Brake rotors, brake anchors, brake calipers, brake drums, differential cases
| Waupaca Foundry
Waupaca
NA
| Samuel Greene
Plant manager
2001
|
| 13 | 12 | Aisin Automotive Casting Tennessee
221 Frank L. Diggs Drive
Clinton, TN 37716
| 865-457-4581
aisintn.com
Anderson
| 580
580 / NA / NA
NA
| Manufacturing
Casting, machining and assembly of timing chain covers, pistons, pumps
| Aisin Seiki
Kariya, Japan
$23.57 billion
| Steve Barnes
President
2004
|
| 14 | 14 | Accenture Hospitality Services
1965 Hawks Landing
Louisville, TN 37777
| 865-980-4000
marriott.com
Blount
| 575
NA / NA / NA
NA
| Service
Financial services for Marriott International
| Accenture
Dublin, Ireland
$31.88 billion
| Michael Cullen
Senior VP
2000
|
| 15 | 13 | Siemens Healthcare
810 Innovation Drive
Knoxville, TN 37932
| 865-218-2000
medical.siemens.com
Knox
| 450
NA / NA / NA
NA
| Manufacturing
Molecular imaging products and services
| Siemens AG
Munich, Germany
$98 billion
| James Williams
Barry Scott
Christoph Zindel
CEO, Molecular Imaging
CEO, PETNET Solutions
CEO, PETNET Solutions
2005
|
| 16 | NR | HUF North America
395 T. Elmer Cox Road
Greeneville, TN 37743
| 423-787-8500
huf-group.com
Greene
| 390
390 / NA / NA
NA
| NA
Car access systems, passive entry systems, outer door systems, lockset & tailgate systems
| Huf Hulsbeck & Furst GmbH & Co.
Velbert, Germany
NA
| Michael Lehmann
Plant manager, TN
1995
|
| 17 | 16 | Kimble Chase Life Science and Research
234 Cardiff Valley Road
Rockwood, TN 37854
| 865-717-2600
kimble-chase.com
Roane
| 350
NA / NA / NA
NA
| Manufacturing
Manufacturer of laboratory and scientific glassware for the pharmaceutical, environmental, petrochemical, life sciences, education, chromatography industries
| Gerresheimer AG
Dusseldorf, Germany, Germany
$1.44 billion
| Brad Hogg
Ken Falkowitz
Vice president, operations
Vice president, sales and marketing
1983
|
| 18 | 15 | Yamaha Jet Boat Manufacturing USA
2000 Cobia Drive
Vonore, TN 37885
| 423-884-6881
yamaha-motor.com
Monroe
| 305
NA / NA / NA
NA
| NA
Yamaha Jet Boats
| Yamaha Motor Corp.
Shizuoka-ken, Japan
$13.12 billion
| Mike Fishback
General manager
1997
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