In this study: 1. Georgia’s Automotive Industry Overview 2. Southeastern Automotive Industry Overview 4. Automotive Epicenter 5. Kia’s Success Continues 7. Suppliers Thrive 8. Highly-Skilled Talent 12. World-Class Training 13. Centers of Innovation and Resources 14. Gateway to the World 15. Map and List of Automotive Companies in the Southeast Community and Economic Development Automotive Manufacturing Georgia: The Epicenter of Growth in the Southeastern Auto Corridor
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In this study:1. Georgia’s Automotive Industry Overview2. Southeastern Automotive Industry Overview4. Automotive Epicenter5. Kia’s Success Continues7. Suppliers Thrive
8. Highly-Skilled Talent12. World-Class Training 13. Centers of Innovation and Resources14. Gateway to the World15. Map and List of Automotive
Companies in the Southeast Community and Economic Development
Automotive Manufacturing Georgia: The Epicenter of Growth in the Southeastern Auto Corridor
Automotive Epicenter – Georgia is at the center of the thriving Southeastern Automotive Corridor. Prime manufacturing sites in Georgia are within hours, or even minutes, of the region’s automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).
Highly-Skilled Talent – Georgia’s workers are highly skilled and have an outstanding work ethic. Georgia is among the top workforce training states in the nation.
Word-Class Training – Georgia’s Quick Start program is internationally recognized for providing customized state-of-the-art training for Georgia’s workers. The Quick Start staff brings years of expertise when preparing the state’s workforce for productive careers in automotive manufacturing.
Innovation and Resources – Georgia’s world-class colleges and universities offer the highest caliber graduates and research centers, keeping Georgia’s automotive manufacturers at the leading edge of innovation and productivity.
Gateway to the World – Georgia’s highway system, state-of-the-art ports, extensive rail system and world-renowned international airport keep Georgia-made products flowing to customers.
Pro-Business Climate – For the fifth year in a row, Georgia ranks No. 1 in the nation among the top states for doing business. Georgia offers a variety of incentives specifically designed to assist companies with the large initial investment auto-related manufacturing requires.
51,000Workers employed by Georgia’s 171 automotive-related facilities with 50 or more employees
880,000Automotive-related production employment in the Southeast
3,200Jobs created by Georgia’s automotive-related locations and expansions in the last three years
31,000Automotive-related engineers and production workers in Georgia
Sources: EMSI 2018.2, press releases and Automotive Database, Georgia Power Community & Economic Development, 2018
Automotive Manufacturing Georgia: The Epicenter of Growth in the Southeastern Auto Corridor
Automotive Manufacturers with 50+ Workers
Groupe PSA Chooses Atlanta for its North American Headquarters
“While the overall business environment, standard of living and university system played an important part in our decision, our unique needs in terms of technology, mobility innovation and car culture ultimately identified Atlanta as our perfect choice.”
Larry Dominique, President PSA North America
Source: “Groupe PSA Chooses Atlanta for its North American Headquarters,” PSA Groupe, 1.23.2018
Top Auto Employers
Company EmploymentKia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG) 3,000
Blue Bird Corp. 1,900
Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corp. 1,600
Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing 1,200
Textron Specialized Vehicles 1,100
Sentury Tire Co. (under construction) 1,000
Honda Lock (HL-A Co.) 1,000
Decostar Industries 1,000
Freudenberg-NOK (2 locations) 935
Cottrell Inc. 900
TD Automotive Compressor Georgia LLC 850
Mobis Alabama LLC 842
Source: Automotive Database, Georgia Power Community & Economic Development, 2018
The Southeast is a hot market for automakers, with 2018 bringing more than 3.1 million in new vehicle registrations, a 23.8 percent increase since 2012. The Southeast accounts for 18 percent of all new vehicle registrations in the U.S. Auto manufacturers seek to be close to sales, providing a clear advantage for the Southeast.
Growing Southeastern Exports
Also, Southeastern transportation equipment exports have grown at 10.3 percent annually since 2000. In 2017, manufacturers in this segment exported $61 billion in product, with $9.8 billion in Georgia. Transportation equipment includes automotive, aircraft and other transportation-related products.
New Vehicle Registrations in the Southeast
Source: Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau, 2018
Over the past 15 years, the Southeast has become the nation’s automotive epicenter. The success of foreign auto makers in non-traditional auto manufacturing locations has invigorated growth in Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, South Carolina and Georgia. A new “Automotive Alley” has emerged, stretching from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico.
The Southeast’s sound economy, stable and growing workforce, low unionization, right-to-work status and low cost of doing business are a few of the reasons auto manufacturers find the Southeast so appealing.
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The Southeast Region is home to 16 auto, truck and bus assembly plants.
Truck & Bus Assembly
Blue Bird: Blue Bird’s headquarters and major manufacturing facility are located in Fort Valley, Georgia. Blue Bird is one of the largest school bus manufacturers in the country.
Thomas Built Buses: Located in High Point, North Carolina, Thomas assembles around 15,000 school buses, commercial buses and specialty vehicles per year. Thomas Built Buses is a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America and is one of the largest bus manufacturers in North America.
Freightliner: With assembly locations in Mount Holly and Cleveland, North Carolina, Freightliner has a major presence in the Southeast. The Mount Holly location makes medium-sized trucks while the Cleveland facility produces the company’s full line of class 8 truck models (DaimlerChrysler is the parent company).
Southeastern Auto Assembly Plants Produce the Most Popular Models
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BMW Spartanburg, SC X3, X4, X5, X6, X7 (late 2018)
General Motors Spring Hill, TN Cadillac XT5, GMC Arcadia
Honda Lincoln, AL Odyssey, Pilot, Ridgeline, Acura MDX
Hyundai Montgomery, AL Elantra, Sonata, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Sport
Kia West Point, GA Sorento CUV, Optima
Mazda Toyota Huntsville, AL Mazda Crossover, Toyota Corolla (2021)
Mercedes-Benz Vance, AL GLE, GLS, GLE Coupe, C-Class
*This plant is a current expansion to existing facility. Expanded plant will produce car vehicles from start to finish. Source: 2018 North America Car and Truck Assembly Plants, Automotive News, press releases
Timeline of Southeast Auto OEMs with Current Yearly Production Capacity
Georgia is at the center of the thriving Southeastern automotive industry.
Georgia is at the heart of the rapidly-expanding Southeastern Automotive Corridor. This region is the new epicenter of automotive manufacturing growth in the United States.
• Transportation equipment exports in the Southeast region accounted for 21.9 percent of the U.S. total transportation equipment exports in 2017.
• Southeastern automotive assemblers currently have the capacity to produce approximately 3.3 million units, which includes units produced at Volkswagen’s assembly facility in Tennessee and Kia’s recent production increase.
• Automotive companies locating in the Southeast thrive with many expanding within a year of opening a new facility.
Source: Georgia Power Community & Economic Development
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Automotive Alley Cars, Light & Heavy Vehicles within a 500 Mile Radius
Since the start of production on Nov. 16, 2009, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, KMMG, has experienced a tremendous amount of success thanks to the commitment and “can do” mindset demonstrated by its team members. That success has directly led to heavy investments in the state’s workforce of tomorrow. Those investments include $2.1 million for STEM education in kindergarten through 8th grade classrooms across the region and a $3.5 million commitment for the world-class THINC College and Career Academy, which launched in Troup County in 2015.
Automotive Innovation Is Happening Here
AT&T Drive Studio: Located in Midtown Atlanta, the AT&T Drive Studio is the first connected car innovation center in the U.S. Great minds are working on end-to-end fully integrated connected car solutions.
GM IT Innovation Center: One of four in the U.S., GM’s IT Innovation Center in Roswell is home to 1,000 IT professionals, working on innovative products and solutions to reduce cost and deliver the best technologies to GM customers.
Panasonic Innovation Center: Panasonic Automotive’s Innovation Center in Atlanta serves as an incubator for the future of in-vehicle “infotainment” technology.Sources: Company websites, 2018
Kia Produces One Millionth Sorento in Georgia
“The Sorento is a special product to our KMMG team as it was the first vehicle assembled at our Georgia plant. Our team is committed to building the best vehicles in the world right here in West Point, Georgia, and we dedicate ourselves to world-class quality each day. I want to congratulate our team on another remarkable milestone.”
Harrison Shin, CEO, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia
Source: “Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia Produces One Millionth Sorento in the U.S.,” Kia Press Release, 5.2.2017
Quick Start Helps Companies with Workforce Training Needs
Quick Start is the nation’s leading workforce training programs Kia has an on-site, state-of-the-art training facility for their workers. Additionally, a new training facility was built in LaGrange to support 10 automotive suppliers. Quick Start recently assisted Toyo Tires with customized training for their high-tech ATOM tire manufacturing process.
Kia Continues Investment in Georgia
KMMG’s partnership with The Ray, Troup County’s I-85 roadway project, has led to continued innovations between Exit 2 and Exit 18 along Interstate 85. Some of the projects have included the installation of a quick charging station for electric vehicles in October 2015 and a pneumatic tire monitoring/tread depth measuring system in December 2016. Both systems were installed at the Visitor Information Center in West Point.
Georgia is home to world-class automotive innovation as well as one of the most successful automotive assembly plants.
KMMG at a GlanceLocation: West Point, Georgia
Size: 2,200+ acres, more than 2.2 million square feet of manufacturing space
Suppliers Continue Locating and Expanding in Georgia
Just in the last few years, more than 10 automotive suppliers have either located or expanded operations in Georgia, creating more than 3,000 jobs.
Carcoustics, manufacturer of acoustic components for the automotive industry, recently announced a new facility in Gwinnett County, creating 200 jobs with an investment of $6 million. Fiber padding manufacturer, Daesol Material, will create 110 jobs and invest $35 million in Harris County. These new locations and expansions are examples of the continuous opportunities for growth in the region and Georgia’s commitment to the business sector.
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Sentury Tire Selects Georgia for its New Facility
“The education systems and high quality workforce complement our leading edge technology in production and research and development. We are confident that Georgia has the infrastructure that can help us build a successful logistical operation to supply our growing aftermarket dealer sales and OEM sales to auto manufacturers in the North American market.”
Rami Helminen, Executive Vice President Sentury Tire
Source: “Sentury Tire to Create More than 1,000 Jobs in Troup County,” Georgia Department of Economic Development Press Release, 9.8.2016
Source: Automotive Database, Georgia Power Community & Economic Development, 2018
Georgia’s automotive suppliers are a valuable asset to the state’s economy.
The automotive industry is a significant part of Georgia’s economy. Georgia’s robust logistics infrastructure and pro-business climate not only attract major automotive suppliers’ manufacturing operations but also headquarters operations.
Transportation Equipment Export Value Increasing
Exports on the Rise: Georgia’s transportation equipment exports grew 9.0 percent annually since 2000, reaching $9.8 billion in 2017, accounting for 16.1 percent of the Southeast’s total. Georgia is also growing at a much faster rate than the U.S.
Georgia’s Newest Automotive Companies Create More Than 3,200 Jobs
Source: U.S. Census Bureau (BOC): Foreign Trade Division
Company Jobs Created County Year LocatedGroupe PSA 120 Fulton 2018Club Car 100 Columbia 2018Nisshinbo Automotive Manufacturing Inc. 100 Newton 2018First American Resources 200 Jackson 2017Carcoustics 200 Gwinnett 2017Daesol Material Georgia LLC 110 Harris 2017Gill Industries 100 Dade 2017Sentury Tire Co. 1,000 Troup 2016Valmiera Glass 425 Laurens 2016Textron Specialized Vehicles 400 Richmond 2016Textron Specialized Vehicles 150 Richmond 2016voestalpine 150 Bartow 2016Purification Cellutions 100 Burke 2016Hollingsworth & Vose 70 Pulaski 2016Total 3,225
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Georgia’s 2018 Automotive Award Winners
Administered by the Georgia Department of Economic Development, the Georgia Automotive Awards were designed to recognize automotive leaders throughout the state and to honor them for the contributions they have made to build a robust automotive ecosystem in Georgia.
Georgia’s auto-related workforce is highly skilled with very competitive wage rates.
Georgia workers are highly skilled, wage competitive and have a reputation for having a strong work ethic. The state’s employed population reached 4.3 million in 2017. More than 9.1 percent of those workers are employed in manufacturing operations. The transportation equipment segment alone accounts for more than 13 percent of manufacturing employment, with 53,025 workers.
Productivity improvements and industry consolidation will lead to slower growth in automotive manufacturing-related employment in the coming years. The closure of GM and Ford plants in the Atlanta area accounts for the drop in workers from 2006 to 2007. Since 2010, however, employment in this segment has increased by nearly 43 percent, bolstered by new assembly plants and automotive-related operations coming on-line over the past five years, such as Kia and its suppliers.
Source: Workforce Statistics and Economic Research, Georgia Department of Labor, July 2018
Major universities in the Southeast provide a constant supply of highly-trained engineers.
Exceptional engineering programs in the Southeast provide world-class automotive industry resources and support. Many are part of the Automotive Research Alliance. Alliance members include Auburn University, Clemson University, Mississippi State University, the University of Alabama, the University of Alabama-Birmingham, the University of Kentucky and the University of Tennessee. Alliance schools pool their talents and are committed to developing automotive-related academic programs, industry expertise and cutting-edge research.
As the largest and one of the most-widely acclaimed engineering schools in the country, the Georgia Institute of Technology supplies the region with unparalleled professional engineers in a variety of disciplines. Georgia Tech graduates more engineers than any other school in the nation.
Georgia’s existing workforce is rich with engineering and production workers. The state’s businesses employ more than 31,700 engineers in fields that are automotive-applicable at a very competitive average wage of $79,700 per year. Occupations included in this analysis are listed on page 9, along with a wage rate comparison among the Southeastern states and other major traditional auto production states.
School CityEngineering Graduates*
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 2,253
Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 1,465
Ohio State University Columbus, OH 1,383
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 1,364
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL 1,323
Texas A & M University College Station, TX 1,318
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 1,277
North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 1,249
Arizona State University Tempe, AZ 1,220
University of Florida Gainesville, FL 1,083
Top Engineering Universities in Auto Alley: The nation’s top four engineering schools for automotive-related graduates are in the Automotive Alley. Nearly 60 percent of the nation’s automotive-related engineering graduates are products of schools east of the Mississippi.
*Includes only bachelors and masters degree engineers in the disciplines of Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical/Electronics, Computer and Materials Engineering.Source: EMSI 2018.3, 2017 data
Total 23,102 45,164 31,738 8,373 38,783 22,232 26,295
Source: EMSI, 2018.3
Georgia supplies world-class engineers to the auto industry.
Automotive Supplier, Carcoustics, Selects Georgia for New Facility
“We have a great international transport connection here and are logistically well located between BMW in South Carolina and Mercedes in Alabama. There are many more potential customers such as Automotive Tier I/ Tier II, Volkswagen, Mercedes Vans and Volvo and Asian OEMs like Nissan, Honda, Toyota, Kia and Hyundai. This offers us new possibilities regarding the Carcoustics growth strategy, especially in the U.S.”
Stefan Vallentin, Project Manager, Carcoustics
Source: “Carcoustics to Create 200 Jobs in Gwinnett County,” State of Georgia Press Release, 6.13.2017
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*Automotive-related engineering employment is the sum of all engineering fields listed in table below. **Annual engineering graduates for this analysis include only bachelors and masters degree engineers from the fields listed in table below. Source: EMSI 2018.3
Georgia has one of the largest automotive worker employment.
Georgia businesses employ more than 148,000 production workers in fields that are automotive-applicable — the 12th highest employment in the nation for these occupations.
Georgia’s wages for auto-related production workers are also highly competitive with a median wage of $14.44 per hour. As mentioned earlier, automotive manufacturing is migrating to Automotive Alley with virtually no assembly plants remaining on either the East or West coasts.
Georgia’s Auto-Related Production Wage Rate is one of the Lowest in the Nation.
Automotive-applicable production occupations in this analysis include assemblers, fabricators, laminators, operators, tenders, programmers and setters of various machinery and equipment as listed in the table below.
SOC Occupations51-2028 Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers51-2031 Engine and Other Machine Assemblers51-2091 Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators51-2098 Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other, Including Team Assemblers51-4011 Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic51-4012 Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic51-4021 Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4022 Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4023 Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4031 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4032 Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
51-4033 Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
51-4034 Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4035 Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4041 Machinists51-4061 Model Makers, Metal and Plastic51-4062 Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic51-4071 Foundry Mold and Coremakers51-4072 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4081 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4111 Tool and Die Makers51-4121 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers51-4122 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-4191 Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4192 Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic51-4193 Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4199 Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other51-8099 Plant and System Operators, All Other51-9111 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders51-9121 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9122 Painters, Transportation Equipment51-9123 Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers51-9192 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders51-9197 Tire Builders51-9198 Helpers--Production Workers51-9199 Production Workers, All Other51-9198 Helpers--production workers51-9199 Production workers, all other
South Carolina $16.66 111,022 1.9%Wisconsin $16.71 186,005 11.8%Ohio $16.73 299,054 12.4%Minnesota $17.28 124,432 12.3%Louisiana $18.54 50,331 6.6%Median and Total for Auto Alley $16.35 2,468,532 United States $16.42 4,837,999 9.1%Percent of U.S. Auto-Related Occupations in Auto Alley States 51.0%
Like other states in the Southeast, Georgia has very low unionization, particularly in manufacturing. Currently, just 4.0 percent of Georgia’s total workforce is unionized. Just 3.7 percent of private manufacturing workers are unionized, the fourth lowest level in the country and below the national average.
Georgia’s auto-related workforce is largely non-union with competitive wage rates.
Wage rates for Georgia’s automotive-related production workers are lower than most other states in “Auto Alley” at $14.44 per hour. With more than 148,000 production workers in auto-applicable fields, Georgia is well positioned to accommodate automotive manufacturing companies.
*Private manufacturing Source: EMSI, 2018.3; Union Membership and Data Earnings Book, 2018, The Bureau of National Affairs
Georgia’s Auto-Related Production Workers: Low Wage Rates, Low Unionization
Sources: EMSI, 2018.3; Union Membership and Data Earnings Book, 2018, The Bureau of National Affairs
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Advanced Manufacturing Training Center to Open in 2018
The Georgia Advanced Manufacturing Center, operated by the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG), is a 48,000 square foot facility located in Pooler outside of Savannah. This state-of-the-art facility will support both newly located and existing industries in the Coastal region with laboratories, classrooms, meeting rooms, administration and all associated storage and functional spaces.
This is the fourth Quick Start training facility in Georgia. The other three currently support Kia Motors, Caterpillar and Shire.
This space can also provide customized training in basic and emerging advanced manufacturing technologies. As with all other Quick Start services, use of this facility will be free-of-charge to qualified new, expanding or existing businesses in Georgia.
Sources: “Technical College System of Georgia | Georgia Advanced Manufacturing Training Center,” DPR Construction website, 2018; “Construction to start on Quick Start training center at megasite,” savannahnow.com, August 2017
Georgia boasts the top workforce training program in the nation.
Georgia has been at the forefront of workforce training for decades, and other states have learned from its success. Georgia’s Quick Start program, technical colleges and highly-regarded research universities work closely with business to ensure the highest level of worker readiness.
Technical Colleges in Georgia
Georgia is home to 24 technical colleges and numerous satellite campus locations that offer a variety of automotive manufacturing-related degree and certificate programs. To serve ongoing training needs, the Technical College System of Georgia offers programs to both develop a pipeline of pre-qualified new workers and enhance the skills of existing workers. Programs include two-year degrees, one-year diplomas and fast-track certificates in many relevant fields.
Quick Start Program
Georgia’s Quick Start program is internationally-recognized as one of the best in the world. For more than 40 years, Quick
Start has provided customized workforce training free-of-charge to qualified businesses in Georgia. Today, the program is one of the state’s key assets for supporting new and expanding industries. Quick Start delivers training in classrooms, mobile labs or directly on the plant floor.
Quick Start’s advanced manufacturing expertise is indispensable to automotive manufacturers as well as suppliers. Quick Start has the capabilities to meet a wide range of training needs. With in-depth experience serving hundreds of companies that manufacture metal, plastic and electronic components, Quick Start firmly grasps the complexities of today’s manufacturing technologies. Regardless of the process, Quick Start’s professional staff can help identify and fulfill training needs, including training in everything from robotic welding to quality testing to injection molding. Quick Start specifically designs training to help companies meet the rigorous quality standards of an ISO/TS 16949-certified automaker and other standards. For more information visit www.GeorgiaQuickStart.org.
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Source: “Top States for Doing Business 2017: Site Consultant Survey,” Area Development magazine, Q3 2018
Georgia’s broad system of technical colleges provides exceptional training opportunities and feeds the state’s skilled-worker pipeline.
Georgia Center of Innovation for Manufacturing (COIM)
The Georgia Center of Innovation for Manufacturing helps manufacturing operations all over the state tap into university research partners and access new markets through product and process development assistance, technology transfer, access to equipment and a wide industry network. Located within the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute, the Center has direct access to a number of industry experts who can provide customized solutions to Georgia manufacturers and give them the opportunity to test new technologies before implementing costly process changes. For more information, visit http://manufacturing.georgiainnovation.org.
The Georgia Center of Innovation for Manufacturing offers the following services:
• Access to university-level research and development
• Expedited product commercialization
• Manufacturing process and systems development
• Industry-specific business intelligence
• Access to technical college workforce training programs
Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics (COIL)
The Center of Innovation for Logistics is the leading statewide resource for fueling logistics industry growth and global competitiveness. The Center works to address the needs and opportunities of companies of any size involved in logistics and freight transportation – both providers and heavy consumers of logistics services. The Center provides industry knowledge and technical expertise, connections to
Georgia is home to some of the world’s top research and technology resources. These resources are dedicated to keeping Georgia’s manufacturers, especially in the automotive industry, on the leading edge of productivity advancements.
state resources in research and innovation, and brings together an extensive cross-sector industry network. For more information, visit www.GeorgiaLogistics.com.
Georgia Tech’s Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Through integrated research across many disciplines and campus units, Georgia Tech develops innovative solutions for manufacturing, healthcare and first responders, as well as for a variety of other critical areas, including defense and service applications.
Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute
Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI2) is charged with growing Georgia’s economy by providing technology-driven solutions to the state’s businesses and communities. Institute professionals have more than 80 years of combined experience working with automotive manufacturers. BMW, Daimler-Chrysler, Freudenberg-NOK, Honda, Meritor and Cummins Engine are some of the Institute’s clients. The services offered by EI2 reflect the changing automotive industry and include:
• Lean transformation
• ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and TX 16949 implementation
• Energy audits
• Environmental management system implementations
• Plant layouts
• Failure mode and effects analysis
• Measurement systems analysis
Professional Groups and Trade Associations
Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Auto Alliance)www.autoalliance.org
American Welding Society (AWS)*www.aws.org
Association for Facilities Engineering (AFE)*www.afe.org
Association of Global Automakerswww.globalautomakers.org
Auto Care Associationwww.autocare.org
Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association (AWDA)www.awda.org
Center for Automotive Research (CAR) www.cargroup.org
Diesel Technology Forumwww.dieselforum.org
Equipment & Tool Institute (ETI) www.etools.org
Georgia Automotive Manufacturers Association (GAMAwww.gama-georgia.org
International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA)www.oica.net
Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA)www.mema.org
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)www.nam.org
National Biodiesel Board (NBB)www.biodiesel.org
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)*www.sae.org
Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)*www.sme.org
Southeastern Fastener Association (SEFA)*www.thesefa.com
Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA)www.truckandenginemanufacturers.org
Georgia’s transportation infrastructure is world-class.
Atlanta has long been the transportation center of the Southeast. With well-maintained highway systems connecting areas around the state to the rest of the nation, products made in Georgia are never far from their markets. Two major rail systems cross the state, and two major ports, Savannah and Brunswick, enable manufacturers and processors to quickly ship to domestic and global customers. Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport keeps businesses in the Southeast connected to global customers and partners.
Georgia’s Airports
• 80 percent of the nation’s major consumer markets are within a two-hour flight of Atlanta.
• Georgia has two international airports, Savannah and Atlanta. Seven additional airports provide commercial passenger service around the state.
• Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the world’s top airport in passenger volume.
• Hartsfield-Jackson has 1.2 million square feet of cargo handling space and 2 miles of mechanized conveyors.
Georgia’s Ports
• Savannah is the largest single container terminal in North America.
• Brunswick’s Colonel’s Island facility is the nation’s top port for imports of new vehicles.
• The ports have dedicated rail facilities and direct long-haul access.
• Port expansions and improvements totaling $1 billion are planned over the next 10 years, including a $550 million deepening of the Savannah River channel allowing for larger ships coming through the Panama Canal to the East Coast.
• Georgia’s two inland ports, located in Cordele and Chatsworth, provide efficient options for moving cargo to and from Savannah’s container port.
Port of Brunswick is the Fastest Growing Auto Port
For the auto industry in the Southeast, the Port of Brunswick means getting lots of product to market very quickly. The Port of Brunswick’s Colonel’s Island Facility ranks second busiest in the U.S. for total roll on/roll off (Ro/Ro) cargo and second for the import of such cargo, processing 607,000 auto units in FY 2017. With a ten-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8 percent, nearly four times faster than the nearest competitor, Colonel’s Island is the fastest growing autoport in the U.S. Colonel’s Island Terminal increased Ro/Ro capacity by 50%, adding 30,000 spaces in 2017, all of which are in use by processors and manufacturers.
The following facilities are present at Colonel’s Island:• Auto Processors (5 companies serving the port) - Amports - Atlantic Vehicle Processors - BMW of North America - International Auto Processing (IAP) - Merecedes-Benz• Auto Trucking Lines (16 companies)• Auto Manufacturers (8 companies) - BMW of North America - Glovis America - Jaguar Cars - Land Rover North America - Porsche Cars of North America Inc. - SAAB Cars USA Inc. - Volkswagen of America Inc. - Volvo Cars of North America
Honda Nearly Triples its Brunswick Cargo
American Honda Motor Company shipped 34,700 more vehicles through the port of Brunswick in 2017, nearly tripling their business.
“Honda’s partnership with the Port of Brunswick is one of many bright spots in our finished vehicle supply chain. The port’s proximity to open ocean, its expansive and expandable capacity, the connections to our inland supply chain, award-winning auto processors and -- perhaps most importantly -- the complete alignment between state and local government on finding business-friendly solutions for shippers makes the Port of Brunswick an easy choice.”
Charles Kendig, Assistant Vice President for Automobile Operations, American Honda
The automotive industry in the Southeast is robust and diverse.
Number of Automotive Employees and Facilities by State (50 or More Employees)
State EmploymentNumber of Facilities
Alabama 70,009 172
Florida 8,323 38
Georgia 50,673 170
Mississippi 19,542 40
North Carolina 37,506 101
South Carolina 56,547 113
Tennessee 84,930 163
Total 327,530 797
Industry Description EmploymentNumber of Facilities*
Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories 103,845 302
Motor Vehicles and Passenger Car Bodies 68,384 41
Tires and Inner Tubes 27,049 33
Plastics Products, Not Elsewhere Classified 17,625 60
Automotive Stampings 14,240 47
Electrical Equipment for Internal Combustion Engine 8,717 11
Truck and Bus Bodies 6,034 17
Transportation Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified 4,645 7
Ball and Roller Bearings 3,416 10
Gaskets, Packing and Sealing Devices 3,030 8
Top Industry Groupings in the Southeast, Based on Employment (50 or More Employees)
Note: Employment listed is specific to automotive. Employment may also include jobs from recent announcements Source: Automotive Database, Georgia Power Community & Economic Development, 2018 Note: 157 different industry classifications are represented in the database
* includes recent announcements
Southeastern Automotive Companies in Georgia (50 or more employees)Grouped by State and Industry, sorted by employment
Company Employment Product or Service County
GEORGIA22: Textile Products
Apache Mills Inc. 700 Automotive floor mats made of purchased wire Gordon
Propex Operating Co. LLC 200 Backing for automotive carpets and other auto related applications Catoosa
Milliken & Co./Valway Plant 150 Air bags, tire cording, performance related products Troup
Racemark International LLC 130 Floor mats, trunk mats, seat covers and seat vests Gordon
Dorsett Industries Inc. 115 Automobile floor coverings Whitfield
Beaver Manufacturing Co. Inc. 120 Chemically treated industrial yarns Newton
Vernay Manufacturing 120 Plastic valves Spalding
PPG Industries Inc. 100 Automotive plastic coatings Hall
Enplas USA Inc. 97 High-precision engineered plastic products for the automotive industry Cobb
Unique Fabricating South 95 Gaskets; motor vehicle parts and accessories; plastic foam products Walker
Maxxis International USA 90 Tires Gwinnett
MG International Inc. 87 Molded precision plastic auto parts Paulding
Michelin Tread Technologies 85 Pre-molded tire treads Newton
Preferred Compounding Corp. 80 Black and color elastomeric compounding Haralson
EVCO Plastics 70 Truck interior cab components and exterior lights to HVAC and under the hood engine parts Gordon
Silgan Plastics Corp. 60 Plastic bottles for personal care, food, health care, household and automotive markets Gwinnett
GMB Plastics Inc. 50 Custom injection molded components for the automotive industry Forsyth
32: Stone, Clay, Glass and Concrete Products
Adler Pelzer Group 180 Molded resinated cotton fiber automotive components, outer dashes, hoodliners, tunnel silencers, package trays and trunk parts McDuffie
Wheelabrator Group Inc. 110 Custom-designed shot peening and surface preparation surfaces Troup
Elan Technology Inc. 60 Glass, ceramics and glass ceramic composites Liberty
33: Primary Metal Industries
Chassix 500 Custom machining and assembly of aluminum and ductile iron castings for the automotive industry Muscogee
Novelis Inc. 500 Aluminum sheet for automotive bodies Fulton
Bonnell Aluminum 315 Aluminum extrusions Coweta
TI Automotive 232 Motor vehicle plastic fuel systems and parts Hart
Superior Essex Inc. 220 Single and multimode fiber cables Fulton
Hoover Precision Products Inc. 200 Chrome and stainless steel balls Forsyth
Vista Metals Corp. 175 Standard and custom aluminum-lithium products for automotive customers Bartow
Panduit Corp. 160 Electric wiring components Forsyth
34: Fabricated Metal Products
HL-A Co. Inc. 1,000 Door locks, ignition locks, side mirrors and door handles Carroll
Sewon America Inc. 730 Stamped components and decorative trim Troup
JAC Products Inc. 460 Aluminum extrusions Heard
ElringKlinger USA 350 Cylinder-head and specialty gaskets, housing modules and shielding systems for engines, transmissions, exhaust systems and auxiliary units Hall
SRG Global Inc. 310 Chrome plated automotive parts Newton
Linde + Wiemann 200 Engineered steel systems mounted in motor vehicles Hart
First American Resources 200 Decorative and functional coating systems Jackson
Fanello Industries Inc. 180 Stamped blanks Franklin
American BOA Inc. 170 Flexible metal hoses for exhaust systems, thermal compensators, among other automotive components Forsyth
Nakanishi Manufacturing Corp. 165 Hydraulic, plate, diaphragm and centrifugal clutches, metal retainers, plastic retainers, stamped inner and outer rings and modular units Clarke
Voestalpine Automotive Body Parts Inc. 150 Pressed parts in the body-in-white segment and structural components Bartow
STEMCO LP 130 Stamped metal for motor vehicle brake systems and parts Floyd
First American Resources 125 Decorative and functional coating systems Cobb
Dixien LLC 115 Automotive stampings Clayton
Oneda Corp. 115 Precision metal stamping Muscogee
Omnimax International Inc. 90 Fabricated metal products, including coated coils, metal wall and roof systems and aluminum recreational vehicle doors Gwinnett
Atlanta Precision Metal Forming 90 Metal stamped automotive products Fulton
Swift Atlanta Inc. 80 Custom precision sheet metal Gwinnett
Shiloh Industries Inc. 80 Stamped automotive products Jackson
Peterson Spring 78 Coiled and flat springs for power train, chassis and body applications Clarke
ALBAform Inc. 55 Custom metal components Hall
Dixien LLC 50 Automotive stampings and injection molded products Houston
DeKalb Tool & Die Inc. 50 Automotive and commercial stampings; metalworking dies DeKalb
35: Machinery Except Electrical
TD Automotive Compressor Georgia LLC 850 Displacement compressors Jackson
WIKA Instrument LP 700 Sensors for mobile hydraulic applications Gwinnett
SKF USA Inc. 300 Deep grove ball bearings Hall
Koyo Bearings USA LLC 254 Ball and roller bearings Lumpkin
Suhner Manufacturing Corp. 160 Flexible shafts for automotive transmissions Floyd
Murata Electronics North America Inc. 120 Automotive electronics, resonators, capacitors, resistors, electronics and electronic parts Cobb
Sejong Georgia LLC 173 Muffler and exhaust systems Troup
Dasan Machineries 150 High-precision steel parts for the defense, auto and avionic industries Gwinnett
Eaton Corp. 150 Motor vehicle engines and parts Clarke
Erdrich USA Inc. 150 Metal parts and subassemblies for the automotive industry Laurens
KOPLA America 150 Engineering plastics resin for automotive bumpers and dashboard trims Harris
Yachiyo Manufacturing of America LLC 145 Plastic fuel tanks and sunroofs Carroll
Gill Industries Inc. 135 Seat, interior and precision metal stamping assemblies Dade
Suzuki Manufacturing of America Corp. 130 All terrain vehicles Floyd
Groupe PSA 120 North American headquarters for French automotive manufacturer Fulton
Great Dane LP 120 Industrial trailers and truck bodies Chatham
Global Powertrain Systems LLC 115 Automotive powertrain systems Coweta
Daesol Material Georgia LLC 110 Automotive fiber padding Troup
Arising Industries Inc. 110 Custom made cargo trailers Jeff Davis
Lark United Manufacturing Inc. 100 Truck Trailers Coffee
Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing Inc. 100 Single axle trailers Crisp
DAEHAN Solution Georgia LLC 90 NVH parts and interior components Troup
Hella Inc. 90 Automotive lighting and electronics Fayette
LOOK Trailers Inc. 90 Cargo trailers Ben Hill
Faltec America Inc. 89 Plastic exteriors, window sashes/metal products, moldings, electrical/electronic components, textiles and chemicals for auto industry Bartow
OTR Wheel Engineering Inc. 85 Tires, wheels and rubber tracks Floyd
Constellium Automotive USA 80 Aluminum products for various markets including automotive market Bartow
Dexter Axle Co. 80 Trailer axles Jasper
Lund International Inc. 80 Ventvisors, hood shields, floor mats, automotive accessories Gwinnett
Purification Cellutions LLC 80 Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories Burke
Robert Bosch LLC 80 Automotive aftermarket parts Fulton
Motion Industries Inc. 386 Automobile parts and supplies; hydraulic equipment Jefferson
Hyndai Power Transformers USA 386 Power transformers Montgomery
GH Metal Solutions, Inc. 370 Plate and sheet metal fabrication DeKalb
Bolta US Inc. 350 Plastics chrome plating for OEMs Tuscaloosa
Hanil USA 330 Tubes for brake and power steering fluid Elmore
Hanwha Advanced Materials America 323 Motor vehicle parts and accessories Lee
Sanoh America Inc. 317 Brake and fuel lines Jackson
Inteva Products LLC 305 Motor vehicle parts and accessories Tuscaloosa
Borbet Alabama Inc. 300 Motor vehicle wheels Lee
BOCAR Group 300 High-pressure aluminum die casting, plastics and machining Limestone
Dorsey Trailer 300 Truck trailers Coffee
Matsu Alabama Inc. 275 Auto metal stamping and welded components Madison
Eberspaecher North America 260 Exhaust systems Tuscaloosa
EFI Automotive 254 Ignition systems; transmission and climate control sensors LimestoneNote: Bolded companies are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).
Aptiv 295 Automotive electrical equipment and plastic power distribution system components Lincoln
Tower Automotive Operations 169 Motor vehicle body components and frames; stamped automotive products Madison
Pioneer Inc. 150 Performance automotive parts such as clutch components, control cables, engine parts, flywheels, ring gears and transmission parts Lauderdale
Truck Bodies & Equipment International (TBEI) 130 Bodies and platforms for dump trucks Tishomingo
TCI Automotive LLC 125 Industrial and automobile racing torque converters and transmissions Benton
Parker Hannifin Corp. 120 Power take-off systems DeSoto
Systems Automotive Interiors LLC 95 Seats, door trim and interior components Itawamba
GRAMMER Inc. 80 Components and systems for car interiors Lee
Griffin Inc. 70 Armored route trucks, tandem axle trucks, military vehicles, fully-armored over-the-road tractors Marshall
Moeller Products Co. Inc. 65 Motor vehicle parts and accessories Washington
Willie Goss Enterprises Inc. 60 Assembles complete tow truck wreckers Attala
Note: Bolded companies are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).
Robert Bosch LLC 1,700 Diesel and gasoline fuel injector products and anti-lock brake systems Dorchester
Merecedes-Benz Vans LLC 1,360 Sprinter van production and assembly Berkeley
Robert Bosch LLC 1,350 Oxygen sensors as well as engine management components, including electronic throttle bodies, integrated air fuel modules and transmission control modules Anderson
Honda of South Carolina Manufacturing 1,150 All-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and engine assembly plant Florence
DAA Draexlmaier Automotive of America 1,016 Electronic systems and components for automobiles Spartanburg
Note: Bolded companies are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).
Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. 330 Power steering systems Hawkins
Hendrickson Trailer Suspension 320 Medium and heady-duty mechanical, elastomeric and air suspensions, axle systems, springs, bumper and trim components Montgomery
Dura Automotive Systems Inc. 310 Windows for cars, trucks and buses Lawrence
Exedy America Corp. 303 Motor vehicle transmissions Knox
Note: Bolded companies are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).
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