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ALABAMA AUTOMOTIVE
MANUFACTURERS
ASSOCIATION
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February 2016 BusinessAlabama.com | 47
HIGH VOLUME, STRONG SALES
Many Alabama auto suppliers saw continued expansion in 2015
BY GAIL ALLYN SHORT // PHOTOS BY ART MERIPOL
For several Alabama automotive suppliers, 2015 turned out to be a year for
growth and expansion, says Ron Davis,
president of the Alabama Automotive
Manufacturers Association (AAMA).
“Volume has been high and sales have
been strong in the products we built,”
Davis says. “There are some suppliers that
may not have won the business for future
programs that will be downsizing or going
away, while there may be other suppliers
that may come to our state. But in the big
picture, it was a great year for auto suppliers.”
Consider the case of Kamtek, a subsidiary of Magna International Inc., in Ontario, Canada, which makes auto parts for
customers like Mercedes-Benz. In August
2015, Kamtek officials announced plans to
invest $530 million to enlarge its existing
operation in Birmingham. The expansion
will include building a brand new $80
million, 148,000-square-foot aluminum
casting facility in the city’s Valley East
Industrial Park.
In the same year, Rehau, a Germanbased auto supplier in Cullman, made
public its plans to hire more than 140 new
workers. It also opened a new $3 million, 12,000-square-foot technical center
for research and development next to its
manufacturing facility.
Meanwhile, in Tuscaloosa County, SMP
Automotive Systems Alabama Inc., a subsidiary of Samvardhana Motherson Group
(SMG), began construction last fall on a
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new 700,000-square-foot, $150 million
facility where an estimated 650 workers
will make a range of auto parts, including
interior door parts, bumpers and spoilers.
Expansion plans by these and other
suppliers in the state have come as
automakers in Alabama continue to
ride the wave of a rebounding national
Automotive industry leaders shared news
and views at the Alabama Automotive
Manufacturers Association gathering in
December. Top row: Bill Taylor, president
of EDPA; Ron Davis, president of AAMA,
and AAMA Board Member Ena Park,
representing Hodges Warehouse &
Logistics. Bottom row: Felyicia Jerald,
representing MBUSI; Steve Sewell, executive
vice president of EDPA, and AAMA Board
Member Tom Cashin, representing Toyota
Motor Manufacturing Alabama.
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economy and customers eager to buy or
lease new vehicles. According to state’s
Department of Commerce, the three
automotive assembly plants in Alabama,
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama
(HMMA), Honda Manufacturing of
Alabama (HMA) and Mercedes-Benz
U.S. International (MBUSI), in 2014
produced a total of 994,000 vehicles and
shipped $6.6 billion worth to countries
around the world, making cars and SUVs
Alabama’s top export and giving Alabama
a fifth place ranking in the United States
for automobile manufacturing.
To keep up with demand, Alabama car
and engine manufacturers have expanded
their operations. In 2015, workers at
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama
(TMMAL) celebrated the production
of their 4 millionth engine following
several upgrades to the plant facility. The
Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance began
construction on a new, 1.3 million-squarefoot body shop. Meanwhile, workers
at HMMA produced their 3 millionth
vehicle. And in Lincoln, HMA opened its
new $71.4 million, 186,000-square-foot,
automated engine facility that combines
two assembly lines into one.
Alabama also attracted some new
suppliers for the auto industry in 2015.
The Korean-based LogisALL USA, for
example, revealed last year that it would
open its first U.S. facility in Shorter. The
company will provide logistics support and
ship automotive parts for the Hyundai
plant.
Yorozu Corp., a Japanese auto supplier,
announced in October 2015 that it would
build a $100 million metal stamping facility in Jasper. The plant will produce metal
components, including suspensions, for
several automakers starting in July 2017,
and bring an estimated 300 jobs to the
city.
But with all of the good fortune, says
Davis, car manufactures have steadily
raised their expectations for quality, delivery and performance from their suppliers.
The suppliers are under increased pressure
to meet volumes and become more efficient in order to produce more product
per hour.
“There’s always the challenge to do
well,” says Davis, “and that’s not a bad
thing. That’s part of our industry, and
that’s a good thing.”
Some suppliers indeed faced challenges
last year. Flex-N-Gate, a supplier based
in Urbana, Illinois, that produces mechanical assemblies as well as metal and
plastic components for the auto industry,
announced in March that it would lay off
97 workers at its McCalla plant, according
to Alabama Department of Economic and
Community Affairs.
The overall impact that automakers and
their suppliers have on the state’s economy
was demonstrated recently in a study that
the University of Alabama’s Center for
Business and Economic Research conducted on behalf of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA).
The study looked at Honda’s plant and
found that the car manufacturer in 2014
had $6.8 billion in output, which was 3.4
percent of Alabama’s $199.4 billion Gross
Domestic Product. HMA employed 5,079
Alabama workers and, along with its
suppliers, was responsible for more than
43,000 direct and indirect jobs. Its Tier 1
suppliers alone were responsible for 26,003
direct and indirect jobs in Alabama, $1.9
billion in output, $606.7 million in earnings and $57.8 million in state and local
taxes, according to the study.
“That just points to how critical it is to
support this industry and how important
it has become to Alabama,” says Steve
Sewell, EDPA’s executive vice president.
“So, what’s incumbent upon us today as
economic developers is not merely to look
at attracting more automotive companies.
We’re interested in attracting companies if
they are important to the sustainability of
the industry. But what’s important is making sure these companies have a skilled
workforce, the infrastructure and the
environment that they need to succeed.”
“This industry has become critical to the
state’s economy,” Sewell says. “We want
to protect, nurture and grow it, and that’s
really the message behind it. We’ve got
to really pay attention to it. We’re not a
fledgling automotive state.”
Bill Taylor, president of EDPA, says
that besides state legislators, K-12 school
leaders, universities and the general public
are potential audiences for the economic
impact study in order to understand the
employment possibilities in the industry.
HMA in 2014 had a $360 million
payroll and paid on average $71,047 per
employee, according to the EDPA study.
“So, there are some very good career
opportunities in the auto industry,” Taylor
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says. “Workforce development is so critical
to the sustainability to this industry and
growth. In attracting more suppliers, the
workforce needs to be in place. You need
to have a pipeline of workers with the
skillset that’s required in this advanced
manufacturing world that we live in.”
Kamtek, which currently produces stamped
parts for Mercedes-Benz and other
automakers, announced a $530 million
expansion at its Birmingham plant to add an
aluminum casting facility, aimed at meeting
industry needs for lighter weight parts.
Several Alabama colleges and universities already have entered partnerships with
automakers and suppliers to provide their
students and faculty with R&D, training and other educational opportunities
related to the industry. The UAB Center
for Materials Processing and Application
Development, for example, announced
in 2015 a three-year partnership with
Rassini, a Mexican company that makes
suspension and brake components, to
research and develop composite materials
for vehicle design. UAB engineering students in the center will work on developing a thermoplastic suspension system that
automakers can recycle.
“I think the auto industry in Alabama
has a great future,” says Davis. “We see it
through the new products and engine programs being launched in the state. We see
the suppliers that are growing and expanding. We see the announcements of new
suppliers coming into the state. I think our
future is fantastic.”
Gail Allyn Short and Art Meripol are
freelance contributors to Business Alabama.
Both are based in Birmingham.
PEAK YEAR IN LINCOLN
Honda’s $2.2 billion Lincoln plant rolls out
a redesigned Ridgeline in 2016.
BY GAIL ALLYN SHORT
It will happen. The big reveal. On Sunday,
Feb. 7. The Japan-based Honda Motor Co.
says that on that day, in a 60-second commercial during the third quarter of Super
Bowl 50, it will introduce Americans to the
newly redesigned “Next Generation” 2017
Ridgeline pickup truck.
The Ridgeline truck, which comes
from Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
(HMA) in Talladega County, originally debuted in 2005. With its integrated closedbox frame and dual-action tailgate, the
Ridgeline won several accolades, including
the 2006 Motor Trend Truck of the Year
and the 2006 North American Truck of
the Year. Then in 2013, Honda announced
plans to pull production of the Ridgeline in
mid-2014, with a goal of redesigning it and
bringing it back for sale in 2016.
Last May, Car and Driver Magazine
named the Ridgeline as one of the “25
Cars Worth Waiting For.” On Jan. 11, the
redesigned truck made its global debut at
the North American International Auto
Show in Detroit.
“It will once again be built exclusively
here in Alabama,” HMA spokeswoman
Samantha Corona says.
Honda’s auto manufacturing history in
Alabama began in 1999 when the company
announced plans to build a $400 million
plant in Lincoln and hire 1,500 associates. Two years later, in November 2001,
HMA workers assembled their first vehicle,
an Odyssey minivan. The following year,
Honda revealed plans for a $425 million
expansion of the Lincoln plant to increase
both its vehicle and engine production. By
the end of 2013, HMA associates reached a
milestone, having built more than 3 million
vehicles and engines.
Today, the $2.2 billion Alabama plant,
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with more than 4,000 associates, produces
not only the Ridgeline and Odyssey minivan, but also the Pilot, the Acura MDX
luxury SUV and V-6 engines that power
the Odyssey, Pilot and Acura MDX. According to preliminary numbers provided
by HMA in December, HMA workers
in 2015 produced an estimated 349,393
vehicles, including 150,603 Odyssey
minivans, 132,728 Pilots and 66,062 Acura
MDX SUVs.
Besides the plant in Lincoln, the Honda
Motor Co.’s other U.S. auto manufacturing
plants are located in Marysville and East
Liberty, Ohio and Greensburg, Indiana.
The company recently announced that it
will open a fifth U.S. auto plant, called the
The new 2017 Honda Ridgeline truck, at its
debut at the North American International
Auto Show.
Performance Manufacturing Center, in
Marysville this year to produce the “nextgeneration Acura NSX supercar.”
Last April in Lincoln, HMA
brought online its new, $71.4 million,
186,000-square-foot, automated engine
facility that combines two lines into one assembly line. The upgrade allows the plant to
boost automation and produce up to 1,500
V-6 engines a day.
Also in 2015, HMA began production
of the redesigned Honda Pilot SUV. The
eight-passenger vehicle, which went on
sale on June 18, has what the company
describes as an advanced, direct-injected
iVTEC V-6 engine, new styling, a more
“spacious and family-friendly cabin” and
more advanced technology. It is the third
generation of the Pilot since the model
made its debut in 2003.
“Customer response to our all-new Pilot,
combined with continued demand for the
Odyssey and Acura MDX, presented a
very challenging and rewarding year for the
more than 4,500 associates at our Lincoln
facility,” HMA President Jeff Tomko said
in a Dec. 23 press release. “Once again,
the commitment and dedication of ‘Team
HMA’ enabled us to have a very successful start to our 15th year of production in
Alabama.”
The Honda Pilot SUV, also built exclusively at HMA, was a finalist for the North
American Truck of the Year, Corona says.
Over the years, Honda has invested a
total of $2.2 billion into the Lincoln plant,
and its impact on Alabama’s economy has
reached billions of dollars. In fact, a 2014
study by the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama found that the plant’s
output in 2014 was $6.8 billion.
“Our achievements have been made
possible through the commitment and
dedication of our associates to build only
the best for our Honda customers,” says
Tomko. “We are grateful for the support
that Honda has experienced with our communities, our local and state leaders and our
supplier partners. We are pleased that the
success of our operations has had such a
positive impact to the people — and to the
economy — of the state of Alabama.”
Gail Allyn Short is a freelance writer for Business Alabama. She is based in Birmingham.
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CUSTOM MANUFACTURING BY LISTENING
Fayette Fabrication racks up success as Tier 2 auto supplier
by hearing OEMs’ needs and creating precision pieces.
BY CARY ESTES // PHOTOS BY CARY NORTON
Mark McClanahan looked at the
growing automotive industry in Alabama and saw a window of opportunity.
And a door. And a hood.
A native of Decatur, McClanahan
was living in Chicago in 2013 when he
and his wife decided they were ready
to move back to Alabama. Though he
was running a food-service equipment
business at the time, McClanahan had
more than 20 years of automotive experience working for parts manufacturer
Delphi-Saginaw (now known as Nexteer
Automotive). And he noted that since
leaving the state in 1998, the automotive
industry “had gone nuts” with the influx
of several international manufacturers.
“I knew there would be opportunities.
So I looked around for the need. I was
trying to find out what was missing,”
McClanahan says. “I talked to a lot of
people, including people with Mercedes,
to find out what area of need wasn’t
being met.”
The answer, he discovered, was the
creation of steel container racks that are
custom-made for large automotive parts
such as windows, hoods, instrument
panels and exhaust pipes. These racks
have to fit specific model sizes and cannot be off by even an inch, in order to
prevent damage during transport to and
within the manufacturing plants.
McClanahan says it is the type of
work that most automobile manufacturers would prefer not to handle internally.
“They want to use their maintenance
people on higher-level things, like repairing and installing machines,” he says.
“The people at Mercedes said there was
a need for this type of rack manufacturing in the state.”
So, with an initial investment of $1.5
million in equipment and inventory,
McClanahan opened Fayette Fabrication in January 2014 in the rural town of
Fayette, located approximately 60 miles
northwest of the Mercedes plant in
Vance. The company began by simply repairing existing racks but quickly moved
into custom manufacturing.
Two years later, Fayette Fabrication
has grown from six employees to 35,
and McClanahan says plans are under
way to expand the facility from 50,000
square feet to 90,000. The company does
work for major auto manufacturers such
as Mercedes and Honda, as well as for
parts suppliers such as Eberspacher and
Kamtek.
“Fayette Fabrication is a perfect
example of the entrepreneurial opportunities that exist in Alabama within the
automotive industry,” says Ron Davis,
president of the Alabama Automotive
Manufacturers Association. “It’s a wonderful opportunity for rural Alabama
to be adding businesses. A lot of times
a larger community is looking for new
businesses that will bring in 500 jobs.
But in some of these rural communities, a business that has 35 jobs is a huge
contribution for the area.
“So it all begs the question of what
other support do the OEMs and the
suppliers in the state need that they
don’t currently have? I think there are
many more opportunities like this out
there,” says Davis.
Of course, finding the need and meeting it are two different things. McClanahan says the work his company does is
not easy, mainly because of the precision
required in the creation of the racks. It is
considerably easier to build a container
for a refrigerator door, for example, than
for a specific part to a specific model of a
high-performance vehicle.
“The rack has to hold the part in a
precise orientation so it doesn’t get damaged,” McClanahan says. “If it’s going
to be holding a hood or a door or a roof
— something that is going to be painted
and you can see — then that surface
cannot be scratched. It has to be held
exactly right for the contours and size
of that part. You can only touch certain
surfaces without damaging the surface.
That surface on a Kia hood is different
than it is on a C-Class hood. So that
C-Class hood rack has touch points that
are very different.
“Mercedes will have different hood
racks for different models, and the racks
have to change when the models change.
So when Mercedes makes a design
change, they probably can’t use their
old racks. The new part might be just
an inch wider or shorter. You can’t just
design a rack for an axle. It has to be for
a certain type of axle. You don’t design a
rack just for a Hyundai shock absorber,
but for a Hyundai model AN shock
absorber. The quantity and design of
each rack is different. It’s a very custom
business.”
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All of which can lead to a variety
of challenges. For example, exhaust
pipe-manufacturer Eberspacher requires
container racks that are 12 feet long.
And, while some companies provide the
dimensions that are needed for a specific
container, others hire Fayette Fabrication to both design and produce the
racks.
“These relationships are all over the
map,” McClanahan says. “In some cases
they won’t even have a drawing. They
just show me the part and say they need
50 racks. So we kind of reverse engineer
it and do the design and the prototype.
Everybody has a different process. The
need is totally different for each company and each part.”
The one thing that is the same
throughout the state’s automotive
industry, McClanahan says, is the need
for additional support companies such
as Fayette Fabrication. The state of Alabama is encouraging the creation of new
businesses in rural counties by offering
tax credits for a company that moves or
expands into a county that has a population of fewer than 25,000 people. With
those incentives in place, McClanahan
says the key is simply discovering what
the auto industry requires for continued
growth in the state.
“Yogi Berra said you can hear a lot
just by listening,” McClanahan says.
“There are other opportunities like this
that people don’t look for. People are
looking into high tech. They want to
invent something, find a factory to build
it and then sell it to the automotive
companies. But that is such a long, long
cycle — where this is just filling a need.”
Cary Estes and Cary Norton are freelance
contributors to Business Alabama. Both
are based in Birmingham.
Opposite page, top left: Randall Turner
aligns a flat sheet of metal in the press
brake before bending it to the project
specifications.
Top right: Mark McClanahan
Bottom left: Justin Halbrook welds the
bottom of a rack.
Bottom right: Ray Beede shows off Made in
USA steel before it’s transformed into Made
in Alabama racks for the auto industry.
MERCEDES EVOLUTION
Mercedes’ $4.5 billion Alabama plant accelerates into a $1.3 billion
expansion and modernization, Project Gateway.
BY GAIL ALLYN SHORT
For more than a year, the Mercedes-Benz
U.S. International (MBUSI) automotive
assembly plant in Vance has experienced
shifts in branding, product offerings and
even the physical facility itself.
One major shift came in 2014, when
workers at MBUSI began assembling the
newly redesigned C-Class sedan, the first
sedan to come from the Vance plant since
it opened in 1997. The plant had previously
produced only SUVs and crossover vehicles.
“This (2015) is the first full year of
the production of the C-Class, so that
[will take] our production numbers up
to 300,000,” said MBUSI spokeswoman
Felyicia Jerald in December. “That’s where
we anticipate being by the time we leave on
Dec. 23, which is our last day of production
for the year.”
In fact, MBUSI produced more than
232,000 vehicles in 2014 and announced
last September that it was “on track to
exceed 300,000 in 2015.”
Mercedes-Benz also launched a rebranding campaign in 2015, declaring it “the
year of the SUV,” to unveil four new sport
utility vehicles, including the GLE Coupe,
a model MBUSI workers started producing last year. The vehicle has a sporty design
and the capability and power of an SUV.
Mercedes-Benz has, in fact, renamed its
SUVs so the names all start with “GL.”
This includes the M-Class sport utility
vehicle, which the company redesigned and
renamed as the “GLE-Class” for 2016. The
M-Class was the first Mercedes model the
Vance plant produced when it opened in
1997.
Mercedes-Benz also formally moved
production of the R-Class crossover — a
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vehicle sold primarily in China — from the
Vance plant to AM General in Mishawaka,
Indiana, last year. The AM General assembly plant once produced the Hummer H2
for General Motors.
“We’re still controlling production of the
R-Class,” says Jerald. “We still control all of
the parts, and we are sending them to AM
General. That allows us to build more of
the other higher volume SUVs.”
To boost production at MBUSI,
Mercedes-Benz began construction last fall
on a $1.3 billion expansion of the MBUSI
plant. Nicknamed “Project Gateway,” the
building project will include a new 1.3
million-square-foot body shop, expansion
No need to compromise: The GLE Coupe
has the power of an SUV surrounded by a
sporty exterior.
of the SUV assembly shop by 139,930
square feet, as well as upgrades to the logistics and IT systems.
The project, set for completion in 2017, is
expected to modernize the plant and to create 300 new jobs, Jason Hoff, president and
CEO of MBUSI, said in a press statement
last September.
As of last fall, Mercedes-Benz has made
more than $4.5 billion in capital investments at the Tuscaloosa County plant.
“Our plant was built originally 20 years
ago,” Jerald says. “I think what we’re seeing
now is modernizing our plant in a way
that’s really going to enhance our ability
to build quality, innovative vehicles for the
future.”
As MBUSI evolves, officials there are
also seeking ways to create and grow a
pipeline of skilled workers for the future.
The Mercedes-Benz Automotive Systems
Technical Program is a partnership with
Shelton State Community College in
Tuscaloosa and the University of West
Alabama. Students in the program can
earn 61 credit hours learning subjects such
as heating and air conditioning, braking,
steering, drive trains, axles, electrical and
electronic systems and participating in coop experiences at MBUSI.
MBUSI has even participated in
community programs targeting younger
students. Last October, MBUSI sent representatives to the Worlds of Work career
expo sponsored by West Alabama Works,
a division of the West Alabama Chamber
of Commerce. The event, held on Shelton
State’s campus, aimed to inform students
in grades 8-12 about various career options.
For a discussion about automotive careers,
MBUSI representatives invited Shelton
State students in the automotive program
to demonstrate how an assortment of
vehicle parts are installed, Jerald says.
“We saw this as an opportunity to expose
our middle and high school students to
automotive manufacturing and what they
could potentially do in roughly five to six
years,” she says. “I think we’ve got a good
future ahead of us, and, hopefully we’ve
inspired some young people to get a feel for
what it might take to build a vehicle.”
Gail Allyn Short is a freelance contributor to
Business Alabama. She is based in
Birmingham.
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ALABAMA ROLLING TOWARD DIRECT AUTO EXPORT
Alabama’s port preps to become major auto export venue.
BY EMMETT BURNETT
All systems are go at the Alabama State
Port Authority for cars to roll on ships and
fleets to set sail, as cars become cargo. Land
is secured, a timetable in place, designers
are at drawing boards. Everything is ready,
except funding. But that’s coming, too.
“This is not a small project,” notes ASPA
Director/CEO Jimmy Lyons, about the
Mobile port’s plans for a Finished Vehicle
Shipping project. “An automobile handling facility takes a lot of land and a lot of
money.”
The land is there — 100 acres with
expansion capability, set for Phase 1.
Funding is expected by mid-2016.
“We need about $70 million,” says Lyons.
“The funding source has not been identified yet, but we anticipate it soon.” And he
adds, “After the money is secured, we will
start the permitting process, which will take
another six months or more.” Once the
project begins, the estimated completion
date is about 17 months later.
“Completion is still a few years out,”
notes Lyons, about the facility now in its
engineering stages. “I think 2018 is a reasonable goal. It may be sooner. But again,
funding is the driver, that, and permitting.”
But the need is great, according to the
ASPA. In 1993 not a single automobile
was manufactured in Alabama. In 2013,
918,000 cars and light trucks rolled off
assembly lines of the state’s Mercedes-Benz
(Tuscaloosa County), Honda (Talladega
County) and Hyundai (Montgomery
County) plants. Collectively, Bama’s Big 3
made the state the fifth largest automobile
manufacturer in the nation.
The ASPA wants to change how the nation receives that product.
Currently, Alabama’s finished cars are
shipped from ports in Jacksonville, Florida
and Brunswick, Georgia. Many are also
transported by rail to the West Coast
and moved on by ship from there. Fleets
leave Alabama bound for delivery points
throughout America and Mexico. Those are
the port’s competitors.
Here is the plan:
“A Mobile County shipping facility is a
logistical advantage,” says Lyons. “We can
save our manufacturers a lot of money and
time. We think it will be very competitive.”
At press time, the project is designed to
accommodate shipping 300,000 automobiles annually. Project officials do not anticipate that high a demand initially, but, as
Lyons notes, “You build for more than you
initially need.” In the long run, it’s cheaper
than coming back and adding on.
The Automotive Terminal is under
development on the Port’s Theodore Ship
Channel facilities, about half way down
Mobile Bay, on a side channel, off the main
channel. Phase 1 is comprised of approximately 100 acres, with expansion capability.
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The proposed terminal would be served
by both highway and rail and would sit
alongside a 40-foot ship channel.
Lyons estimates the new facility will
create 100 jobs, both full time dockworkers
and part time ship loaders.
Though the Alabama Port currently does
not ship any finished automobile products,
the automotive parts and steel business
is huge. As the demand for Alabama’s
automobile volume increased, so did the
demand for parts. Car parts are the largest
containerized commodity handled at the
port. The Port Authority moves 3,000
TEU’s (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units –
containers) of automotive components and
35,000 tons of automotive steel through its
other facilities every month.
Parts and steel coming in complemented
by finished automobiles going out, and
more ships setting sail from Mobile are an
enticing vision for the Port.
“There is sufficient demand for growth
and for us to grow with the auto industry,”
says Lyons. “Our timing is good and this is
the right time for a multipurpose facility for
rolling stock of automobiles.”
Emmett Burnett is a freelance writer for
Business Alabama. He is based in Satsuma.
Rendering shows the proposed Automotive
Terminal under development on the
Theodore Ship Channel/Port of Mobile.
Courtesy of Alabama State Port Authority
NEW ELANTRA MAINTAINS HYUNDAI MOMENTUM
Hyundai’s Montgomery plant ramps up 2016 production
with a redesigned 2017 Elantra.
BY GAIL ALLYN SHORT
In 2015, a decade after workers at
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama
(HMMA) in Montgomery assembled their
first vehicle, they celebrated the completion
of their 3 millionth automobile.
Their production numbers, provided by
HMMA, included 1,863,700 Sonata sedans
and 719,500 Elantra sedans, as well as
416,800 Santa Fe Crossover Utility Vehicles
that were completed before HMMA moved
production of the Santa Fe to the Kia
Motors Manufacturing plant in Georgia,
five years ago.
In early January, Hyundai announced
plans to return some Santa Fe production to
Montgomery, to help meet growing demand.
Today, HMMA, whose parent company
is the Korea-based Hyundai Motor Co.
(HMC), is a sprawling 3.2 million-squarefoot, $1.8 billion facility. It has more than
3,700 full- and part-time workers, and with
the help of robotics and other advanced
manufacturing techniques, produces vehicles
as well as 194 horsepower Theta Two Gasoline Direct Injection 4-cylinder and 148
horsepower Nu 4-cylinder engines.
“The first 10 years of production have
been a huge learning experience for our team
members from Montgomery and the River
Region,” says Chris Susock, vice president of
production for HMMA “They have shown
an amazing work ethic and continued to
demonstrate the importance of teamwork.”
HMMA operates three eight-hour shifts
five days a week and on one Saturday a
month, says Susock. The plant ships its products throughout North America, including
Canada and Puerto Rico.
According to HMMA figures, in 2015,
the Montgomery plant produced 384,519
vehicles, including 212,275 Sonatas and
172,244 Elantra sedans.
Last fall, Hyundai Motor America announced that it had posted its best November ever, with 60,007 vehicles sold, up 12
percent compared to November 2014. Sales
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of the compact Elantra were up 26 percent
from 14,002 in November 2014 to 17,634
last November.
“With the combination of a strong
economy, lower gas prices and improving
crossover inventory, Hyundai experienced
a record November,” said Derrick Hatami,
vice president of national sales for Hyundai
Motor America in a press statement. “In addition to our Tucson nearly doubling its sales
over November 2014, a number of our products experienced double digit sales gains.”
On the other hand, sales of the Sonata
slipped slightly from 18,515 in November
2014 to 16,732 during the same month in
2015. Susock says current gas prices are driving small truck and SUV sales and have put
pressure on midsize sedan sales in 2015.
But as Elantra sales climb, Susock says
The latest Elantra features alloy wheels,
solar control glass and projector headlights
with daytime running lights.
HMMA is ramping up production of a
redesigned 2017 version of the vehicle.
“The model should keep the Elantra sales
momentum going in 2016,” he says.
HMMA first announced that it would
produce the 2011 Elantra in 2010. That
model made its debut at the Los Angeles
Auto Show in November 2010.
The latest version of the Elantra, which
showed recently at the 2017 Los Angeles
Auto Show, features a 4-cylinder engine,
alloy wheels, solar control glass and projector
headlights with daytime running lights. The
car’s interior includes a 6-way adjustable
driver’s seat, and buyers can opt for a rearview camera, a Bluetooth hands-free phone
and Android Auto.
HMMA’s production and its impact
on Alabama’s economy was the focus of a
recent economic impact study conducted
by M. Keivan Deravi, Ph.D., dean of the
College of Public Policy and Justice and
professor of economics at Auburn University at Montgomery. According to the
study, HMMA’s total impact on the state’s
economy was $4.82 billion in 2014. The
report also found that HMMA’s more than
40 Tier 1 and 2 suppliers employed 8,900
people, and had an annual payroll of $225.5
million that year.
HMMA has taken steps to ensure that
the company has the skilled workers it
will need in the future. In 2014, HMMA
announced a partnership with H. Councill
Trenholm State Technical College in Montgomery to create a 13-week maintenance
intern program.
The program provides students with classroom instruction and hands-on training at
the HMMA plant three days a week. Students who graduate from the program could
make up to $100,000 annually once they
gain experience in the automotive manufacturing maintenance field, Susock says.
“There’s a limited supply of trained, multiskilled maintenance employees in Alabama,”
says Susock. “Students graduating from high
school are looking to other career fields.
Trenholm and the Montgomery Public
School system are trying to encourage
students to consider a career in the technical
trades.”
He says Hyundai has already hired two of
the interns who participated in the program.
“We hope to hire more in the future.”
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
TOYOTA MAXES ENGINE OUTPUT
Toyota’s $864 million Huntsville engine plant completes its fourth
expansion, ramping up to 2,500 engines a day — 4 million to date.
BY GAIL ALLYN SHORT
With speed and precision, the workers
at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama
(TMMAL) in Huntsville assemble engines
for several of the brand’s cars and trucks,
like the Camry, RAV4, Highlander, Venza,
Tacoma, Tundra and Sequoia.
From 2003 to February 2014, the workers
produced 3 million engines. But thanks to
several multimillion-dollar expansions by
TMMAL to increase the plant’s production
capacity, the workers managed to build their
4 millionth engine by September of 2015.
“The fact that we built our 4 millionth
engine in such a short time is definitely a
milestone,” says Tom Cashin, TMMAL’s
manager of administrative affairs.
The Huntsville manufacturing plant,
Cashin says, is the only Toyota plant globally to produce all three engine types under
one roof.
When production began at TMMAL
in 2003, Toyota had already invested $220
million in the facility to build V-8 engines.
A year later, in 2004, the company made
public its plans to invest another $250
million to double the size of the plant,
increase engine capacity and create 300 new
jobs. TMMAL began rolling out the V-6
engines in 2005. The following year, the
facility added the new 5.7-liter, V-8 engine
for Tundra pickup trucks that Toyota auto
manufacturing facilities in San Antonio
and Princeton, Indiana were building.
TMMAL has continued to invest in the
Huntsville plant. One of the more recent
expansions came in 2012, when company
officials announced an $80 million project
to construct a new, 300,000-square-foot
building to increase its V-6 engine capacity.
Production in the new building commenced in 2014.
“It’s been a very exciting year,” says
Cashin. “We’ve added 125 jobs this year
with our latest expansion of the new V-6
cylinder engine, an engine that both goes
into the truck and the vehicle platforms.”
Today, the plant produces nearly 2,500
engines a day, and has an annual capacity
of 710,000 engines. The TMMAL facility
itself stretches to more than 1.1 million
square feet, sits on 200 acres and employs
more than 1,350 workers.
With another $150 million project —
TMMAL workers on the new V6 engine line,
producing engines for Tacoma trucks and
Lexus RX crossovers.
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
announced in 2013 — to boost machining
capacity of the V-6 engines, TMMAL’s
total investment in the plant has topped
$864 million.
“I’ve been with Toyota since 2003,” says
Cashin, “and since that time, we’ve had four
expansions, which suggests that our mother
company in Japan has a lot of confidence
in us.”
And with the expansions have come the
need for more skilled workers at TMMAL,
Cashin says.
“Every time we open an expansion, we
have well over 10,000 people apply for
our jobs,” he says. “Each person is vetted
through Alabama Industrial Development
Training (AIDT), and they’ve been very
supportive and very helpful in finding some
of the best people who are around our area.”
But a growing “skills gap” in the United
States has made the recruitment of highly
skilled workers an increasingly difficult
process for many manufacturers. In fact, in
a 2011 report on the skills gap in manufacturing by the Manufacturing Institute and
Deloitte, 74 percent of the 1,123 manufacturing executives polled said workforce
shortages in skilled production — technicians, machinists, operators, craft workers
and others — has had a significant negative
impact on their ability to expand or raise
their productivity.
In Alabama, TMMAL is seeking to
grow the pipeline of skilled technicians
for the future through its partnership with
Calhoun Community College in Decatur.
The education-to-work initiative, called
the Advanced Manufacturing Technician
Program, launched in 2014.
The program provides students with five
semesters of classroom instruction, as well
as paid, hands-on training in the manufacturing plant. The students study topics such
as electricity, mechanics, fabrication, robotics and problem solving, and earn enough
money — starting at $13.55 an hour — to
pay for their educational expenses. After
completing the program, graduates earn an
Associate of Applied Science in Advanced
Manufacturing degree.
“They’re very excited to be in our plant,”
Cashin says. “They’re going to be able to
graduate debt free and have the opportunity to be hired at the end of their five
semesters.”
AAMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS & OFFICERS
Ron Davis, President
Ron Davis
President & Chairman
AAMA
Fayette
Cell 205-657-5101
Tom Cashin
[email protected]
[email protected]
Pascal Auburtin
AAMA Vice President
EFI Automotive
Elkmont
Cell 734-644-1577
Frank Chestnut
[email protected]
Steve Sewell
AAMA Treasurer
Executive Vice President
Economic Development
Partnership of Alabama
Birmingham
205-943-4742
Cell 205-531-4033
[email protected]
Gene Cleveland
Pascal Auburtin, Vice President
AAMA Secretary
KTH Leesburg Products LLC
Leesburg
Cell 256-504-9542
[email protected]
Karl Affleck
Logistics Supply Chain
Management & Inventory Control
Mercedes-Benz U.S.
International
Tuscaloosa
205-507-3742
[email protected]
Steve Sewell, Treasurer
Bharat Balasubramanian
University of Alabama CAVT
205-348-4319
[email protected]
Bill Canary
President & CEO
Business Council of Alabama
Montgomery
334-240-8714
Cell 334-451-2853
Toyota Motor
Manufacturing Alabama
Huntsville
256-746-5631
Program Re-Design Manager
AIDT
Montgomery
334-280-4409
Cell 334-328-2513
[email protected]
Larry Curry
Senior Manager, Head
of Department – Parts
Development
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing
Alabama
Montgomery
334-296-8027
[email protected]
John Evans
Director
Southern Alliance
for Advanced Manufacturing
Auburn
334-844-1418
[email protected]
David Holder
Director of Southern Operations
Sanoh America Inc.
Scottsboro
256-575-0100 ext 222
Cell 256-599-1253
[email protected]
Doug Jensen
President & CEO
Alabama Technology Network
Montgomery
334-328-4676
Cell 334-328-5519
[email protected]
President & CEO
Fayette Fabrication
Fayette
205-442-7011
Cell 847-830-7214
[email protected]
Ena Park
International Operations &
Finance
Hodges Warehouse & Logistics
Montgomery
334-280-2041
[email protected]
Bob Schwyn
Corporate Planning Division
Manager
Honda Manufacturing Alabama
Lincoln
Cell 256-283-9900
[email protected]
Maike Sievers
Director of Logistics Planning
BLG Logistics
Vance
205-633-4337 ext. 116
Cell 205-886-6183
[email protected]
Angela Till
Deputy Secretary of Commerce
Alabama Department of
Commerce
Montgomery
Cell 334-324-9699
[email protected]
W. Lee Thuston
Managing Partner
Burr and Forman LLC
Birmingham
205-458-5143
Cell 205-807-5143
[email protected]
Jason Weaver
Stamped Products Inc.
Gadsden
256-492-8890
Cell 256-490-0141
[email protected]
Gene Cleveland, Secretary
Mark McClanahan
[email protected]
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ALABAMA AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY
COMPANY NAME
ADDRESS
PHONE /
WEBSITE
2AM Group LLC
6250-B Park South Dr.
Bessemer, AL 35022
205-534-2186
2amgroup.com
Technical service provider to OEMs in automotive, aerospace and marine industries
A-1 Fastener Inc.
7755 Paragon Rd., Ste. 104
Dayton, OH 45459
937-433-7200 x206
a-1fastener.com
A-1 has customers in Alabama that we ship to. A-1's plan is to develop enough business in Alabama to
justify opening a fulfillment center and sales team.
AC Services Inc.
P.O. Box 17069
Huntsville, AL 35811
256-293-8645
acincorp.com
ISO 9001:2000 and AS9100:2004 Rev B
AGC Automotive Americas
Alabaster, AL 35007
205-685-1000
agc-automotive.com
Honda, Mercedes, Nissan and GM supplier (formerly AP Technoglass Alabama)
AIDT
One Technology Court
Montgomery, AL 36116
334-280-4409
aidt.edu
State agency providing training for new and expanding companies in Alabama
Air Hydro Power
2550 Blankenbaker Pkwy.
Louisville, KY 40299
502-292-4283
airhydropower.com
Automation & fluid power distributor
Alabama Department of
Post-secondary Education
P.O. Box 302130
334-293-4708
accs.cc
Office of Workforce Development for the Governor
Alabama Industrial
Assessment Center
401 Seventh Ave.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
205-348-1647
iac.ua.edu
Assist manufacturers with energy conservation, waste reduction, increasing productivity and training.
Alabama Power Co.
600 N. 18th St.
Birmingham, AL 35291
205-257-3562
alabamapower.com
Electricity provider
Alabama Self-Insured
Work Comp Fund
813 Shades Creek Pkwy.
205-868-6900
workerscompfund.org
Self-Insured workers compensation program
Alabama Sling Center (A
Mazzella Co.)
4101 Hoke Ave.
Dolomite, AL 35061
205-744-0230
alabamaslingcenter.com
Below-the-hook rigging business, crane service and overhead cranes; specializing in rigging hardware,
chain, hoist and other related rigging products.
Alabama Technology
Network (Corporate)
135 S. Union St., Ste. 441
334-293-4672
atn.org
NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center for Alabama
AlabamaGermany
Partnership
500 Beacon Pkwy. W.
205-943-4772
alabamagermany.org
An organization for facilitating collaboration between businesses and individuals with ties to Alabama
and Germany, through culture, education and business events.
ALAGASCO
P.O. Box 2224
205-326-8118
alagasco.com
Natural gas distribution
Albert Kahn Associates
Inc.
2821 2nd Ave. S., Ste. G
205-460-1912
albertkahn.com
Founded in 1895, Kahn is celebrating over a century of excellence in architecture, engineering, planning, design and management in automotive, industrial, healthcare and educational industries.
alliantgroup
3009 Post Oak Blvd., Ste.
2000 Houston, TX 77056
713-548-2231
alliantgroup.com
alliantgroup exists to help industry organizations, U.S. businesses and the CPA firms that advise them
take full advantage of federal and state tax credits, incentives and deductions.
Ambassador Personnel Inc
406 S. Broad St.
Thomasville, GA 31792
229-226-2909
teamambassador.com
Employment services; staffing, payroll, HR
American Leakless Co.
136 Roy Long Rd.
Athens, AL 35611
256-206-9560
americanleakless.com
Manufacturer and developer of automotive gasket and sealing technology
Applied Software
2801 Buford Hwy.
Atlanta, GA 30329
205-369-0532
Automotive, industrial equipment and machinery. Consultants to these industries - assisting them to
be best in class.
Applied Ultrasonics
2870 Crestwood Blvd.
205-503-4910
appliedultrasonics.com
Provides a patented, non-thermal stress relief technology called UIT (Ultrasonic Impact Technology). In
addition, Applied Ultrasonics specializes in weld engineering and welding services.
APS
2314 Amberly Woods Trace
Helena, AL 35080
205-417-5983
apspayroll.com
A national cloud-based HR solution provider and online payroll company committed to delivering value
through flexible cloud technology and individualized support. Our cloud-based HR solution provides
online payroll services, core HR, time & attendance, self-service, ACA reporting and compliance tools,
and mobile in a single platform that can adapt to meet changing needs of companies in a wide range
of industries.
ARD Logistics LLC
10093 Brose Dr.
Vance, AL 35490
205-764-2115
ardlogistics.com
A provider of Supply Chain Management services to OEM and larger Tier 1 suppliers. ARD Logistics specializes in warehousing, sequencing, inventory management, delivery, transportation and light assembly.
Auburn University
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36849
334-844-4000
auburn.edu
Education
Auburn University - Econ.
& Community Dev.
Institute (ECDI)
213 Extension Hall
Auburn, AL 36849
334-744-0110
Education
260-343-9600
auto-sort.com
Automotive's leading containment company
Automotive Containment & 149 Magnolia St. S.
Lincoln, AL 35096
Consulting Inc. (Lincoln)
DESCRIPTION
Automotive Industry Work- 11245 Chantilly Pkwy. Court 334-834-1848
aaas.us
ers Compensation Fund
Group workers compensation insurance fund
Baker, Donelson,
Bearman, Caldwell &
Berkowitz PC
420 N. 20th St., Ste. 1600
205-250-8316
bakerdonelson.com
Law firm
Bates Enterprises Inc.
51 Hollywood Blvd.
Childersburg, AL 35044
256-368-6118
batesenterprises.com
Industrial safety wear recycler/reconditioner
Birmingham Airport
Authority
5900 Messer Airport Hwy.
205-595-0533
flybirmingham.com
Responsible for the operation, administration, growth and development of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth
International Airport
BL Fabricators Inc.
335 Harbor Dr.
Scottsboro, AL 35769
256-259-3683
blfabricators-inc.com
Manufacturer of transportation/storage racks
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
COMPANY NAME
ADDRESS
PHONE /
WEBSITE
BLG-Logistics Inc.
10077 Brose Dr., Ste. 100
Vance, AL 35490
205-633-4337 x116
blg-logistics.com
Logistics with operational divisions in automobile, contract and container
Boosters Inc.
2509 E. 5th St.
334-263-4711
boostersinc.net
Specialty advertising
Brasfield & Gorrie
General Contractors
3021 7th Ave. S.
205-714-1606
brasfieldgorrie.com
General contractor
Brigantine Inc.
1734 Clarkson Rd.
Chesterfield, MO 63017
314-705-1999
brigantineinc.com
Products and processes, serving the Tier suppliers to the automotive Industry including: metal coatings,
E-coat and heat treatments. Tooling; dies, molds and fixtures. Injection, blow and thermoform molding.
Castings, machining, stampings and fabricated components.
Burr & Forman LLP
420 N. 20th St.
205-251-3000
burr.com
Full-service law firm
Business Council of
Alabama
2 N. Jackson St.
334-240-8714
bcatoday.org
BCA is the state's most powerful advocate for business at the Alabama Legislature.
C 3 of Northwest Alabama
Alliance
4020 US Hwy. 43
Guin, AL 35563
205-468-3213
northwestalabamaeda.org
Industry recruitment
Calhoun County Economic
Development Council
1330 Quintard Ave.
Anniston, AL 36201
256-237-3536
calhouncountyedc.org
The organization in Calhoun County that works with industrial and manufacturing businesses in our region. We assist numerous automotive suppliers and other manufacturing entities with whatever needs
they may have, which can include training, workforce opportunities, site location, and non-statutory
incentives.
Caplugs
8908 Red Barone Place
Waxhaw, NC 28173
704-941-4082
caplugs.com
Manufacturer of plastics, vinyl, rubber and silicon products.
Carrier Commercial
Services
1800 Sandy Plains Industrial
678-504-4789
Pkwy., Ste. 212
carrier.com
Marietta, GA 30066
World's leading manufacturer of HVAC equipment.
Championship
Enterprises Inc.
1520 Simmsville Rd., Ste. 500 205-621-8415
Alabaster, AL 35007
championshipenterprises.com
Facility management
Chilton County Industrial
Development Board
1850 Lay Dam Rd.
Clanton, AL 35046
205-755-5934
chiltoncountyeconomicdevelop- Economic developer
ment.org
City of Auburn
1500 Pumphrey Ave.
Auburn, AL 36832
334-501-7301
auburnalabama.org
Partnership with industry, education and government
City of Demopolis
211 N. Walnut Ave.
Demopolis, AL 36732
334-289-0577
demopolisal.gov
Municipality
City of Fayette
203 Temple Ave. N.
Fayette, AL 35555
205-932-5367
fayetteal.org/venue/city-hall/
Municipality
City of Guin
7500 US Hwy. 43
Guin, AL 35563
205-468-2242
guinal.org
Municipality/Industrial Board
City of Opelika
(Opelika IDA)
P.O. Box 390
Opelika, AL 36803
334-705-5114
opelika.org
Economic developer
Clarity Global
Technologies
209 20th St. N.
205-999-9949
h2mbs.com
Technology advisory and risk management services, global conference calling and ITFS numbers,
software development
CNJ Inc.
265 Teague Ct.
Auburn, AL 36832
334-734-2331
cnjusa.com
Brake rotor manufacturer
Coleman American
1269 Village Terrace Ct.
Dunwoody, GA 30338
706-681-8599
colemanamerican.com
Service provider or vendor company that provides relocation & storage services
Compliance
Specialists Inc.
1020 9th Ave. SW
Bessemer, AL 35022
256-476-5406
compliance-specialists.com
Assists businesses in understanding and complying with state and federal laws and regulations involving Occupational Safety & Health, Environment, Department of Transportation, National Fire Protection
Association 70E or a combination of one or more of these areas. CSI can develop and administer
on-site employee compliance training, written programs and plans.
Cooper
Construction Co. Inc.
5004 5th Ave. S.
205-871-0304
cooperconstruction.com
General contracting and design/build construction in the following markets: warehouse, distribution,
industrial, retail and tenant improvements, and general commercial.
Core Focus
5299 Southland Cir.
Bessemer, AL 35022
205-826-7359
cfpersonnel.com
A personnel agency that meets the specific needs of the automotive OEM manufacturing and related
supplier industries. Core Focus provides customer specific training, saving businesses time and money,
while providing for its employees with honesty and honor.
Cornerstone Recruitment
Group
Jacksons Gap, AL 36861
205-965-3123
cornerstone-recruitment.com
Professional and technical recruitment
CST Alabama Inc.
13438 C L Torbert Pwy.
Lafayette, AL 36862
905-568-3899
commercialspring.com
Metal stamping and wire forming
Cypress Employment
Services LLC
2501 5th Ave. S.
251-431-7310
cypressemployment.com
Contract labor provider
D P Riggins & Associates
6350 N. Hampton Dr. NE
Atlanta, GA 30328
404-918-4400
dpriggins.com
Manufactures' representative
334-663-0248
daiichi-seiko.co.jp
Precision injection molding, over-molding and PCB connector assembly to support major Tier1 automotive suppliers for Japanese and American OEM. Daiichi Seiko, our parent company in Japan, does
precision mold design/fabrication, automation design/fabrication, stamping, plating, molding, and
connector assembly. We have manufacturing sites globally and Touchstone Precision Inc is one such
site in the US.
Daiichi Seiko / Touchstone 239 Technology Pkwy.
Auburn, AL 36830
Precision Inc.
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
DESCRIPTION
COMPANY NAME
ADDRESS
PHONE /
WEBSITE
Data Interchange
100 Innovation Place
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
805-722-0894
datainterchange.com
Data Interchange is a leading provider of EDI and B2B integration solutions. We enable organizations
to trade electronically, supporting more than 6,000 customers worldwide across automotive manufacturing, supply chain logistics, shipping, retail and finance sectors.
Dean & Co. LLC
11050 Big Hurricane Spur
Brookwood, AL 35444
205-737-7689
AlabamaExpedite.com
Transportation, trucking, expedite, air cargo, warehousing, cross docking & storage. Located 6.8 miles
from MBUSI.
Dekra Certification Inc.
1120 Welsh Rd., Ste. 210
North Wales, PA 19454
720-443-7486
dekra-certification.us/en/
Certification to ISO standards, including TS 16949 and ISO 9001.
Delta Steel and Tube Inc.
410 Gerrard Dr.
Florence, AL 35630
256-766-2126
deltasteelandtube.com
Manufacture ERW A-513 steel tubing
Deshazo Automation LLC
1011 Cedar Lake Rd. SE
Decatur, AL 35603
256-355-0800
deshazo.com
Systems integrator
DeWayne's Quality
Metal Coatings
205 N. Industrial Dr.
Lexington, TN 38351
731-968-0763
dqmc.net
Supplier of metal finishing to Alabama automotive and OEM manufacturers.
Diversified
Contractors Inc.
3350 Ball St.
205-322-2868 ext 116
dcial.com
Warehousing and transportation services. Warehousing services include repackaging, sequencing,
crossdocking, inventory management. Transportation services include just in time delivery both LTL
and TL.
Doster Construction Co.
2100 International Park Dr.
205-443-3868
dosterconstruction.com
A mid-sized construction firm that provides services ranging from preconstruction, laser scanning, BIM
coordination, design-build and general contracting in the industrial and manufacturing sector.
DSW Cutting Service
1504 Rev. A.
Woods Jr. Blvd.
205-322-2021
dswcutting.com
Laser, Waterjet and Plasma cutting and fabrication of steel, aluminum, stainless steel and polymer
parts for automation and materials handling companies supporting the regional automotive industry.
Dudley C. Jackson LLC
P.O. Box 261
Helena, AL 35080
205-663-2611
dcjinc.com
Industrial distributor
Dynetics
1051 Enterprise Way
256-713-5206
dynetics.com
Dynetics has delivered high-quality, high-value engineering, scientific and information technology (IT)
solutions to customers within the U.S. government and a range of other market segments since 1974.
eBECS NA
4288 Windsong Cir.
Trussville, AL 35173
205-807-0385
ebecs.com
eBECS is a Microsoft Gold Partner who provides ERP, CRM and business intelligences services to
manufacturing and professional services companies.
Partnership of Alabama
500 Beacon Pkwy. W.
205-943-4742
edpa.org
Economic developer
EHD Technologies
1600 Westgate Cir., Ste.
275 Brentwood, TN 37027
317-501-2519
ehdtech.com
EHD Tech provides 3rd party quality containment and inspection services throughout North America.
We also offer staffing and recruiting solutions for technical level positions in the automotive industry.
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COMPANY NAME
ADDRESS
PHONE /
WEBSITE
Eissmann Automotive
North America
599 Ed Gardner Dr.
Pell City, AL 35125
205-338-4044
eissmann.com
Supplier of interior trim automotive parts
Environmental Service
Systems
720 Lakeside Dr.
Mobile, AL 36693
251-234-4285
diversifiedm.com
Janitorial and facilities maintenance for industrial, manufacturing, healthcare, class A office and
school systems.
ERA Environmental
Consulting
12795 Mooresville Rd.
Athens, AL 35613
256-232-4437
era-ehs.com
Provider of software to solve environmental management problems.
ETA Recycling
26921 Old Hwy. 20
Madison, AL 35756
256-724-6144
etarecycling.com
ETA Recycling offers both conventional and non-conventional recycling services.
Extra Help Inc.
4824 Woods Crossing
334-277-0380
extrahelpinc.com
A certified women-owned business that furnishes contingent labor services to a variety of industries
including the automotive industry.
Faithful+Gould
1360 Peachtree St. NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-324-1251
fgould.com
Global construction project and program consultancy. Core services include owner's representation,
project management, construction management as agent, program management, project assurance,
cost management, project controls, contract advisory services and strategic facility consulting.
Falcon IP Capital
12600 Deerfield Pkwy.,
Ste. 100
Alpharetta, GA 30022
770-314-9040
FalconIPCapital.com
Innovation and intellectual property strategies
Fastenal Co.
6445 Fulton Industrial
Atlanta, GA 30336
843-422-0241
fastenal.com
The industry leader for fasteners in North America. We offer Turn Key Import Solutions for high volume
customers with dedicated local service provided by our 35 branch locations in Alabama.
Faurecia
16000 Progress Dr.
Cottondale, AL 35453
205-633-3145
faurecia.com
Premium seat supplier for Mercedes Benz USI
Fayette Fabrication
904 2nd Ave. SE
Fayette, AL 35555
205-442-7011
fayettefabrication.com
Customize and repair steel racks and skids
Festo Corp.
9340 Helena Rd.
205-914-3786
festo.com/us
Specification and support of components for industrial automation and manufacturing, technical
training for same
Fisher & Phillips LLP
2323 2nd Ave. N.
205-327-8354
laborlawyers.com
Labor and employment attorneys with decades of experience addressing workplace employee issues of
automobile manufacturers and suppliers.
Forklift Systems Inc.
132 W. Park Dr.
205-945-1112
forkliftsystems.com
Supplier of material handling equipment including: Unicarriers Forklifts, Advance Floor Scrubbers/
Sweepers, JLG Lifts and Cushman Carts.
Formel D USA Inc.
850 Stephenson Hwy.,
Ste. 102
Troy, MI 48083
313-303- 4003
formeld.com
The independent, global provider of quality, production and aftersales servicesfor the automotive
industry
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
DESCRIPTION
COMPANY NAME
ADDRESS
PHONE /
WEBSITE
Gadsden Etowah
County IDA
1 Commerce Sq.
Gadsden, AL 35901
256-543-9423
gadsdenida.org
Economic development agency
Gadsden Industrial
Distributors
192 Wiggins St.
Rainbow City, AL 35906
256-442-1361
giddirect.com
Full line industrial supply house
Gadsden State Community
College/CARCAM
P.O. Box 227
Gadsden, AL 35902
carcam.org
Workforce development model
Gestamp Alabama LLC
7000 Jefferson
Metropolitan Pkwy.
McCalla, AL 35111
205-497-6352
gestamp.com
Tier 1 automotive supplier of welded assemblies and stamped components
GH Metal Solutions
2890 Airport Rd. W.
Fort Payne, AL 35968
256-845-0834
GHmetalsolutions.com
Job shop that manufactures metal parts for companies in the lift truck, tractor, crane, roofing and
automotive sectors
Gilpin Givhan PC
3595 Grandview Pkwy.,
Ste. 400
205-547-5554
gilpingivhan.com
Legal service provider for automotive industry
Global Industrial
Components
705 S. College St.
Woodbury, TN 37190
615-318-2190
gic-co.net
Assembly, warehousing and distribution facility located in Blountsville, AL primarily providing fluids
and fasteners to Honda and automotive tier companies
Glowble Lighting
5850 Valley Rd., Ste. 80
205-655-0999
glowblelighting.com
Glowble Lighting is a Birmingham-based manufacturer of customizable commercial and industrial LED
lighting fixtures.
Grede Holdings LLC
3152 Dublin Ln.
Bessemer, AL 35022
205-271-7437
grede.com
Developer of lightweight, ultra-high-strength, ductile iron components for automotive and commercialvehicle chassis and powertrain applications
Gruene Plant Services
11 Nafta Cir.
New Braunfels TX 78132
205-999-4251
grueneenviro.com
Plant management
Hantal
1367 Mitchell Young Rd.
334-201-6895
ihantal.com
Specialist in the area of electro-deposition and logistics of automobile parts
Harbert College of
Business - Auburn
University
405 W. Magnolia Ave.,
Ste. 101
Auburn, AL 36849
334-844-7296
harbert.auburn.edu
Harbert College of Business - Auburn University
Hargrove Controls +
Automation LLC
2100 Riverchase Center,
Ste. 450
205-484-0227
hargrove-epc.com
Hargrove Controls + Automation is well versed with many control system manufacturers and field
instrument applications.
Helix Inc.
5531 Powder Plant Ln.
Bessemer, AL 35022
205-533-2522
helix-inc.com
Helix is an industrial mechanical and electrical contractor and services provider combined with a strong
project management group and systems engineering group.
Hodges Warehouse +
Logistics
1065 N. Eastern Blvd.
334-280-2033
hodgeswarehouse.com
Third-party logistics provider, commercial real estate brokerage, industrial developer, trucking, transportation, warehouse space and services
Hoffmann Group - Tool
Crib Inc.
3002 Industrial Pkwy.
Knoxville, TN 37921
770-840-5232
hoffmanngroupusa.com
Specialized industrial distributor, system provider for tooling (cutting, clamping, grinding, metrology,
hand tools, PPE) and workshop equipment.
Hollingsworth Companies
(The)
Two Centre Plaza
Clinton, TN 37716
865-457-3600
hollingsworthcos.com
Industrial real estate development
Honda Manufacturing of
Alabama
1800 Honda Dr.
Lincoln, AL 35096
205-355-5000
honda.com
Manufacture Odyssey minivans in Lincoln Alabama
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama LLC
700 Hyundai Blvd.
334-296-8027
hmmausa.com
Vehicle manufacturing
J. F. Drake State Technical 3421 Meridian St. N.
College
256-551-3117
drakestate.edu
Education
Jacksonville State
University - Center for
Economic Research
114 Merrill Hall,
700 Pelham Rd. N.
Jacksonville, AL 36265
256-782-5324
jsu.edu/ced
One of Small Business Development Centers in Alabama, economic development contract research
JamisonMoneyFarmer PC
2200 Jack Warner Pkwy.,
Ste. 300
205-366-4094
jmf.com
Accountants/CPAs & business consultants
JESCO Inc.
600 S. Perkins Rd.
Memphis, TN 38117
901-487-9809
jescoinc.net
Construction company
JIT Services LLC
125 Electronics Blvd.
256-461-7064
jitllc.com
Inventory management services
JRBC Packaging
Solutions LLC
1210 Dowzer Ave.
Pell City, AL 35125
205-338-4444
jrbcpackagingsolutions.
blogspot.com
A returnable packaging company in central Alabama, specializing in cutting edge packaging designs
that optimize pack density and are made with robust materials to extend the packaging life cycle.
KAMTEK Inc.
1595 Sterilite Dr.
Keeton General
Contractors Inc.
1019 18th St. S.
205-939-3223
keetongc.com
Industrial construction
Koller-Craft South
2620 E. Meighan Blvd.
Gadsden, AL 35903
256-494-3605
koller-craft.com
Full service provider of injection molded plastic components
KTH Leesburg
Products LLC
P.O. Box 219
Leesburg, AL 35983
256-526-3530
kth.net
Tier 1 supplier to Honda Manufacturing Alabama : ISO 14001 & ISO 9001 certified
LBYD Inc.
716 S. 30th St.
205-251-4500
lbyd.com
Structural and civil engineering
MACS Courier Service LLC
1701 Ridgeway W.
334-396-1496
macsdelivers.com
Courier and expedited freight services in Alabama. Warehousing, cross-docking, staging,
J-I-T inventory management and delivery scheduling.
DESCRIPTION
Automotive parts manufacturer
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
COMPANY NAME
ADDRESS
PHONE /
WEBSITE
Magic Steel Sales LLC
908 Maero St. NW
Trinity, AL 35673
615-804-5683
magicsteelsales.com
Steel service center supplying cold rolled, hot rolled and coated products
Magid Glove
& Safety Mfg. Co.
34 County Rd. 523
Corinth, MS 38834
662-415-7800
magidglove.com
Magid Glove & Safety is a manufacturer, importer and distributor of gloves and safety supplies.
Management Methods Inc
P.O. Box 1484
Morgan, AL 35602
256-355-3896
managementmethods.com
Management and manufacturing consultants
Material Systems Inc.
3685 Parkwood Rd.
Bessemer, AL 35022
205-420-8754
materialsys.com
Material handling/packaging products & services
MAU Workforce Solutions
6150 Shallowford Rd.,
Ste. 104
Chattanooga, TN 37341
423-290-6329
mau.com
Staffing solutions
Max Coating Inc.
3653 Industrial Pkwy.
205-849-2737
maxcoating.com
Electrocoat and powder coat service provider. ISO 9001:2008 certified
Maynard Cooper
& Gale PC
1901 Sixth Ave. N., Regions
205-254-1000
Harbert Plaza, Ste. 2400
maynardcooper.com
Full-service law firm
McGriff, Seibels
& Williams
2211 7th Ave. S.
205-583-9686
mcgriff.com
Insurance brokerage firm
Measuring Solutions
832 Snow St., Ste. G
Oxford, AL 36203
888-322-4243
measuringsolutions.com
Wholesale distributor of measuring instruments
Mercedes-Benz U.S.
International
1 Mercedes Dr.
Vance, AL 35490
205-507-2464
mbusi.com
Vehicle manufacturer
Metalsa Tuscaloosa Inc
1150 Industrial Park Dr.
205-330-5511
metalsa.com
U.S. division of ISE, Germany
Morris South
350 Electronics Blvd.
256-461-8111
morrissouth.com
Supplier of CNC machine tools, tooling, accessories, software, automation and more to manufacturers
of precision machined parts
Murrplastik Systems Inc.
1175 US Hwy. 50
Milford, OH 45150
513-201-3069
murrplastik.com
Supplier of cable management systems / robotic dress out systems / marking systems
for control panels
Navistar Diesel
of Alabama LLC
2701 Navistar Dr.
Lisle, IL 60532
256-774-6200
navistar.com
Assembles diesel engines for automotive and transportation industries
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
DESCRIPTION
PHONE /
WEBSITE
COMPANY NAME
ADDRESS
New Process Steel
Sheet Products Entr.
#1 Valley Rd.
Fairfield, AL 35064
248-804-0431
nps.cc
Flat rolled steel distributor, processor and manufacturer
Newman Technology Inc.
100 Cairns Rd.
Mansfield, OH 44903
419-525-1856 ext. 230
newmantech.com
Suppliers of exhaust, door frame and exterior trim products
Nikki America Fuel
Systems LLC
272 Technology Pkwy.
Auburn, AL 36830
334-321-1001
nikkinet.co.jp/english/
corporate/group.html
Aluminum machining and assembly of carburetors for small gas engine. We supply carburetors to
Briggs & Stratton and Kawasaki.
North Alabama Industrial
Development Assn.
P.O. Box 1668
Decatur, AL 35602
256-353-9450
naida.com
Represent distributors of TVA electric power
North American On-Site
1050 Lear Industrial Pkwy.
Avon, OH 44011
440-497-8547
naonsite.com
A recruiting service specializing in engineered and scalable on-site staffing models specifically geared
to the automotive/light industrial manufacturing industries. NAOS also recruits for distribution/logistics, administration and any recycling industry.
NSRW Inc.
701 Thames Ct.
Pelham, AL 35124
205-663-1500
nsrw.com
Metal and resistance welding specialist
Onin Staffing
One Perimeter Park S.,
Ste. 450N
205-815-0776
oninstaffing.com
Connecting job seekers with clients
Page & Jones Inc.
52 N. Jackson St.
Mobile, AL 36602
251- 432-1646
pagejones.com
Freight forwarder and custom house broker
Pak-Lite Inc.
550 Old Peachtree Rd.
Suwanee, GA 30024
770-447-1826
pliusa.com
A North American custom foam converter, manufacturer and fabricator of foams, nonwovens, foils,
films, specialty materials and fabrics. We specialize in various markets including automotive parts,
marine, HVAC, flooring, medical, renewable energy, RF shielding, construction, packaging, transportation and manufacturing.
Panther II
Transportation Inc.
84 Medina Rd.
Medina, OH 44253
800-685-0657
pantherpremium.com
Transportation and logistics services
Paramount Packaging LLC
Rainbow City, AL 35906
256-413-8804
paramountpkg.net
A certified woman-owned business offering innovative full service packaging solutions
Parker Trutec Inc.
134 River Bend Dr.
Sevierville, TN 37876
937-623-1233
parkertrutec.com
Specializing in metal treatment services including coatings and heat treating
Paulo Products
1307 Rutledge Way
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
615-429-3313
paulo.com
Paulo is the third largest commercial heat treating company in the U.S. It offers numerous heat treating
processes along with zinc plating and phosphate coating.
Peoplelink Group
431 E. Colfax
South Bend, IN 46617
815-907-7790
peoplelinkgroup.com
Contract staffing, professional placements, direct hires, skilled staffing, IT staffing, quality containment,
sorting, inspections. Warehouse management
Personnel Staffing Inc.
611A Walnut St.
Gadsden, AL 35901
256-456-0243
personnelstaffing.com
Employment staffing service
Plasman Corp LLC
403 Airport Rd. W.
Fort Payne, AL 35968
519-737-6984
applasman.com
Manufacturer of Class 'A' exterior plastic parts
Plex Systems
3160 Casteel Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30062
770-312-9857
plex.com
Connecting manufacturing operations for efficiency, productivity and visibility
PMT Publishing
P.O. Box 66200
Mobile, AL 36660
205-802-6363
businessalabama.com
Publisher of Business Alabama magazine and other publications including the Alabama Economic
Development Guide
Port of Huntsville
1000 Glenn Hearn Blvd.,
Box 20008
256-258-1260
hsvairport.org
Port
Prattville Area Chamber of 131 N. Court St.
Prattville, AL 36067
Commerce
334-365-7392
prattvillechamber.com
Economic development organization representing the City of Prattville and Autauga County in the areas
of industrial, commercial, and retail recruitment
Precision Jig
and Fixture South
915 Berry Shoals Rd.
Duncan, SC 29334
616-799-1088
pjfinc.com
We are a new facility based in Duncan, SC, with home offices in Rockford, Michigan looking to broaden
our customer base into Alabama. Full service tooling manufacturer.
Preferred Precision
Group LLC
4800 Cogswell Ave.,
Ste. 207
Pell City, AL 35125
205-338-4148
ppgquality.com
Sorting and containment, logistics, warehousing
256-509-8304
pvactech.com
Vibration analysis, dynamic balancing, predictive maintenance, preventive maintenance, consultant.
Companies supported vary from automotive stamping, injection, engines, etc. to food processing,
school systems, etc.
163 Holiday Shores Rd.
Preventive Vibration
Analysis Corp. by Maxwell Scottsboro, AL 35769
DESCRIPTION
Progressive Finishes Inc.
501 Industrial Rd.
Alabaster, AL 35007
205-685-8056
progressivefinishes.net
E-coating and powder coating
RAPA LP
2450 Paul Parks Ln.
Auburn, AL 36832
334-321-0875
rapa.com
Tier 1/2 manufacturer of solenoid valves, solenoid valve systems for hydraulic and pneumatic components found in suspension and powertrain applications
RCM Industries
3021 Cullerton Dr.
Franklin Park, IL 60131
847-455-1950
rcmindustries.com
We don't have a facility but do business in Alabama. Custom aluminum die castings.
Recticel Interiors NA LLC
1420 Industrial Park Dr.
205-861-1324
recticel.com
Develops, produces and commercializes interior solutions
Regitar U.S.A. Inc.
2575 Container Dr.
334-244-1885
regitar.com
Auto parts manufacturing company
ResourceTek
200 Clinton Ave., Ste. 800
256-533-4336
resource-tek.com
ResourceTek was formed in 2000 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of BWSC to provide technical staff augmentation, professional recruitment and support services to partner clients in industry and government.
Revere Plastics Systems
218 Cloud Leap Trail
256-698-0809
revereplasticssystems.com
Sales office
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
COMPANY NAME
ADDRESS
PHONE /
WEBSITE
Rocky Research
890 Martin Rd.
256-258-6880
rockyresearch.com
Rocky Research's TestPro Division is a full service provider of customized test equipment and functional
test fixtures, and has served the automotive, medical, appliance, audio, and computer application
markets for over 19 years.
S. S. Nesbitt & Co. Inc.
3500 Blue Lake Dr.
205-262-2640
ssnesbitt.com
Insurance consultants and brokers
Sanoh America Inc.
103 Thomas French Dr.
Scottsboro, AL 35769
256-575-0100 ext 222
sanoh-america.com
Providing products in the categories of corrosion resistant tubing, tubular brazed assemblies, plastic
tubing assemblies and stainless steel tubing assemblies
Schnitzer Steel
515 1st Ave. N.
205-313-5109
schnitzersteel.com
Scrap metal recycling services
Schoel Engineering
1001 22nd St. S.
205-313-1146
schoel.com
Schoel Engineering is a civil, environmental, surveying, and high definition surveying firm located
in Birmingham.
Sejong Alabama LLC
450 Old Fort Rd. E.
Fort Deposit, AL 36032
334-227-0821 ext 522
Automotive exhaust system manufacturer - Tier 1 supplier to Hyundai Motor Manufacturer Alabama
Shoals Economic
Development Authority
20 Hightower Place, Ste. 1
Florence, AL 35630
256-764-0351
seda-shoals.com
Multi-county public industrial recruitment organization
Single Source
Technologies
26762 Success Dr.
Madison, AL 35756
205-612-9371
singlesourcetech.com
Equipment distributor with engineering resources in machining, automation and integration
Snap-on Tools
2801 80th St.
Kenosha, WI 53141
snapon.com
Manufacturer and supplier to the automotive Industry. Our physical plant is location in Elkmont.
Standridge Logistics &
Consulting LLC
2700 Corporate Dr., Ste. 200 205-314-4749
simplystandridge.com
Transportation freight broker for dedicated and expedited trucking, air charters, warehouse consulting
Star-Tech Inc.
11930 Industriplex Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
225-756-8803
startechla.com
Star-Tech Instrument Systems Inc. dba/ Star-Tech Inc.
Stratosphere Quality
12024 Exit Five Pkwy.
Fishers, IN 46037
317-578-1455
stratospherequality.com
Stratosphere Quality provides sorting, inspection, rework and containment of defective components for
automotive manufacturers and their suppliers.
Sunbelt Paper
& Packaging
109 Airpark Industrial Rd.
Alabaster, AL 35007
205-663-2030
sunbeltpaper-packaging.com
Returnable & expendable packaging
Sunway Automotive USA
22670 Heslip Dr.
Novi, MI 48375
404-368-2612
A Tier 2 supplier to the automotive industry supplying interior/exterior chrome plated plastics and
decorative painted plastic parts
Supplier Development
Systems LLC
P.O. Box 320765
256-673-0786
sdsal.net
Providing services to automotive industry
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
DESCRIPTION
PHONE /
WEBSITE
COMPANY NAME
ADDRESS
Tailored Label Products
1400 Northbrook Pkwy., Ste. 704-957-8604
310 Suwanee, GA 30024
tailoredlabel.com
A TS16949 certified supplier of automotive labels such as under the hood, barcode/tracking and die cut
adhesives/parts for masking, protection and BSR applications. We deal directly with OEM and Tier 1 &
2 automotive suppliers.
Tape Craft Corp.
P.O. Box 2027
Anniston, AL 36202
256-835-7658
tapecraft.com
Manufacturer of webbings, pull straps, tunnel ties
Tech 2020
1020 Commerce Park Dr.
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
865-220-1711
tech2020.org
Tech 2020 is a Venture Development Organization that specializes in supporting entrepreneurs who are
commercializing technology.
Tech Rim Standards LLC
281 Collier Rd.
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
248-454-1977
techrimstandards.com
Provider of NAAMS to the Tier Builders along with engineering services
The Narmco Group
1108 Airport Industrial Dr.
Gadsden, AL 35904
256-413-0587
narmco.com
Metal stampings and modular weld assembly
TMI Calibration
117 Jetplex Cir., Ste. C4
Madison, AL 35758
256-772-4115
tmicalibration.com
Full service N.I.S.T. traceable calibration laboratory
Top Gun Powder Coating
282 Confederate Ave.
Jasper, GA 30143
706-253-7979
topgunpowdercoating.com
We coat automotive parts for manufactures in the automotive companies located in Alabama. Our
capabilities are Media Blasting, Powder, Wet (liquid) coat, polyeruea coating.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama
1 Cottonvalley Dr.
256-746-5401
toyota.com/alabama
Manufacturer of V-8, V-6 and 4-cylinder engines
Trucking Partners LLC
1718 2nd Ave. NW, Ste. B
Cullman, AL 35055
256-737-8788
truckingpartners.com
Trucking - truckload and expedite
Turner Supply Co.
250 N. Royal St.
Mobile, AL 36633
251-438-5581
turnersupply.com
Industrial supply distributor
TUV Rheinland
Industrial Solutions
2159 Rocky Ridge Rd.,
Ste. 101
Hoover, AL 35216
205-623-5234
tuvris.com
Inspection and testing of parts prior to assembly
UA SafeState
624 Bryant Dr.
205-348-8590
alabamasafestate.ua.edu
UA SafeState-Alabama resource for environmental & occupational safety & health consultations,
education and training. Also, UA OSHA Training Institute-Education Center is located in Tuscaloosa.
UAH
301 Sparkman Dr.
256-824-2667
uah.edu
University
Unipres Alabama Inc.
990 Duncan Farms Rd.
Steele, AL 35987
256-538-1974 ext 105
yachiyoal.com
Tier 1 supplier to Honda Manufacturing
DESCRIPTION
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
PHONE /
WEBSITE
COMPANY NAME
ADDRESS
Universal Logistics
Services
5330 Stadium Trace Pkwy.,
Ste. 200
205-682-8505
universallogisticsservices.com
A full-service transportation provider specializing in truckload shipments moving in the US and Canada
University of Alabama
- Alabama Productivity
Center
249 Bidgood Hall
205-348-6331
ua.edu
University
Verizon
400 Riverhills Business
Park, Ste. 445
205-790-7709
verizonwireless.com
Solutions provider
Vision Global
Technology Inc.
3512-B 6th Ave. SE
Decatur, AL 35603
877-753-3936
vgtcorp.com
Cooling systems, thermal products, windshield washer fluid concentrate, R134a.
Vulcan Heating & Air
Conditioning Service, Inc.
532 Mineral Trace
205.444.9671
vulcanac.com
Full-service provider of Industrial air conditioning/heating service, maintenance, building automation
systems, equipment installation,replacement and retrofit
Walker County
Development Authority
204 E. 19th St.
Jasper, AL 35501
205-302-0068
wceida.com
County economic & industrial development authority
Warren Averett LLC
2500 Acton Rd.
205-979-4100
warrenaverett.com
A CPA firm that works with several automotive firms like Mando and SL America
Williams Metals and
Welding Alloys Inc
4742 Sulphur Springs
Hoover, AL 35226
205-787-9898
wmwa.net
Multi-location processing and distribution service center supplying cooper, brass, bronze and aluminum
in strip, sheet, rod, bar, plate, tubing and pipe forms
Wire Wizard
Welding Products
5750 Marathon Dr.
Jackson, MI 49201
269-209-3769
wire-wizard.com
Supplier to welding distributors, tiered automotive suppliers and automotive OEM's. Products
manufactured included Wire Wizard weld wire dispensing equipment, weld cell peripheral equipment,
Powerball mig welding torches and torch consumables, and weld line support services.
Worthington Industries
1400 Red Hat Rd.
Decatur, AL 35601
317-460-3264
worthingtonIndustries.com
Toll slitting and CTL- HR, CR, CRSH, CRST, HDGA processor/service center
XPO Logistics - Expedite
8620 Boone Hall Ct.
Knoxville, TN 37923
865-389-3064
xpo.com
Premium transportation & logistics provider including Hotshot with all size vehicles, brokerage,
temperature control for all size vehicles with coverage in all 48 states, Canada and Mexico
ZF Chassis Systems LLC
1200 Commerce Dr.
205-333-5104
Axle assembly plant
ZLA Solutions
1138 Hwy. 77
Southside, AL 35907
256-490-8932
zlausa.com
A full solutions company for the manufacturing industry. Our company specializes in placing talented
and highly qualified people in the positions for their skill set. We also handle sorting and containment
to help streamline your quality control.
DESCRIPTION
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT

alabama automotive manufacturers

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