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Fall 2007
ALABAMA
To Serve Car Assembly Plants, Korean Firm Picks Auburn, Ala.
In November, The CNJ Tech unit of Korea-based Yangjung Industry Co., Ltd., announced it is investing some $15.7 million in a plant in Auburn, Ala., that will serve the Hyundai assembly plant in Montgomery, Ala., and the future Kia plant being built across the Alabama line in West Point, Ga. CNJ machines brake discs and knuckles and other precision parts. The new facility will need about 25 employees.
ThyssenKrupp Breaks Ground
Germany-based ThyssenKrupp officially broke ground in the fall on its $3.7 billion steel plant near Calvert, located in Southwest Alabama near Mobile. The proposed facility, located on over 3,000 acres, will eventually house almost 3,000 workers. The project is widely considered the largest single industrial project announced in the U.S. Much of the steel produced at the plant will be used in the automotive industry.
FLORIDA
Vehicle Processor Expands in Jacksonville
Southeast Toyota Distributors LLC, which handles vehicle processing at the Port of Jacksonville, has completed construction on a new 33,000-square-foot, $6.6 million training center at its processing center. The new facility will be able to accommodate 83,000 hours of entry level training a year. The training center will serve employees at Toyota dealerships in Florida, Georgia, Alabama and the Carolinas.
GEORGIA
Another Kia Supplier Setting Up Shop in LaGrange
Sejong Georgia LLC is investing $27.8 million to improve an existing 108,000-square-foot facility in LaGrange, Ga. The building was previously owned by Federal Mogul. The retrofit will house Korea-based Sejong's muffler and exhaust systems operations, a deal that will result in 250 new jobs. Sejong will supply the new Kia plant being built in nearby West Point, Ga.
Kia Supplier Dongwon Autopart Technology to Locate in Meriwether County
In the fall quarter, Korean automotive parts supplier Dongwon Autopart Technology announced it will locate a facility in Meriwether County to serve the Kia Motors plant under construction in West Point, Ga. The company will create 300 jobs and invest $30 million in the deal. The 150,000-square-foot facility, which will be located a half mile from Interstate 85 on State Highway 54, will house the company's door frame, side impact beams, roof molding, side absorbers and cross bar parts manufacturing operations.
KENTUCKY
Production Starts at Sekisui’s New Kentucky Facility
Sekisui S-Lec America’s said its $43 million plant in Winchester, Ky., started production in October, creating 80 jobs. The facility produces interlayer film used in fabricating automobile safety glass. The company is a subsidiary of giant Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd. of Japan.
OKLAHOMA
Chassis Products Company Consolidates to OKC
Affinia Group, a manufacturer of automotive replacement products, will consolidate its chassis products manufacturing and packaging operations into its Oklahoma City facility. The deal will result in 154 new jobs.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Robert Bosch Expanding in North Charleston
Robert Bosch Corp., is expanding its facility in North Charleston, adding about 100 new employees. The plant, which employs over 2,000, produces anti-lock brakes and fuel systems.
TENNESSEE
ThyssenKrupp Waupaca Breaks Ground on Expansion
In the fall quarter, ThyssenKrupp Waupaca, broke ground on a $162 million expansion to the company's operations in Etowah, Tenn., doubling the size of its current facility and adding more than 100 new jobs. The German company produces gray and ductile iron castings for automobiles.
Aisin Starts Construction of Expansion in Clinton
In the fall quarter, Aisin Automotive Casting broke ground on its new $67 million expansion at its facilities in Clinton, Tenn., located near Knoxville. The deal will double the company's operations there, adding 167 new jobs.
WEST VIRGINIA
Automotive Supplier Sets up Shop in Marshall County
Warren Distribution, an automotive supply company, has opened a new facility in Glen Dale, W.V. The facility, in Marshall County, houses 45 employees and produces automotive aftermarket products. The Nebraska-based supplier invested $13 million in the new project.
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