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April 14, 2016 02:00 AM

Hankook to move North American headquarters to Nashville

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    At a news conference April 13 announcing Hankook Tire America Corp.'s decision to relocate its North American headquarters to Nashville, Tenn., are Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. Vice Chairman and CEO Seung Hwa Suh (left) with Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam (center) and Hankook Tire America President Hee-se Ahn.

    NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Hankook Tire America Corp. executives, along with Tennessee officials, announced on April 13 that the South Korean tire maker will relocate its North American headquarters to Nashville from Wayne, N.J., investing approximately $5 million and creating up to 200 jobs in Davidson County in the process.

    Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, who appeared at a press conference with other state officials including Economic and Community Development Commissioner Randy Boyd, said that by “choosing Nashville for the location of its North American headquarters, Hankook Tire continues to help make our state known as a worldwide leader in the automotive sector.

    “This will be the company's second facility in Tennessee—an investment that brings us closer to our goal of becoming the No. 1 location in the state for high quality jobs, and we thank Hankook for its commitment to creating jobs in Tennessee.”

    In announcing the move to Nashville later this year, Seung Hwa Suh, Hankook Tire vice chairman and CEO, said the tire maker believes that “by relocating our headquarters to Nashville, Hankook Tire can benefit from the people, resources and infrastructures of Tennessee, and we hope it will provide job opportunities and contribute to the Tennessee economy.”

    This is the second facility in the state for Hankook—which said it is in the process of looking in downtown Nashville for space for the new headquarters. In 2014 the company broke ground on a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Clarksville, Tenn., that is due to begin production by year-end.

    Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. Vice Chairman and CEO Seung Hwa Suh (left) and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam are shown an event in 2014 at which the tire maker broke ground for a new tire plant — its first in North America — in Clarksville, Tenn.

    Both moves are part of Hankook's expanded plans to service North American markets as well as auto makers located in the state.

    Car makers located in the Nashville area include Nissan North America's headquarters in Franklin and manufacturing plant in Smyrna. General Motors Co. also has a manufacturing plant in Spring Hill.

    Development commissioner Boyd said the company could have chosen “anywhere to locate its North American headquarters, and it says volumes about Davidson County and Tennessee that they chose us.

    “Hankook Tire is an innovative leader in its industry, and we are proud that they now call Tennessee home for the new headquarters.”

    The company was established in 1941 in South Korea and entered the U.S. market in 1981. Hankook has more than 20,000 employees globally. It also operates a technical center in Akron, along with distribution centers in New Jersey, Tennessee, Texas, Illinois, California and Oregon.

    Local and state leaders chimed in to express gratitude to Hankook for choosing Nashville for its headquarters.

    Tennessee House Speaker Beth Harwell, who represents a portion of Davidson County, called the move “great news.” She cited the creation of new jobs in the county—a sentiment echoed by Nashville Mayor Megan Barry, who said Hankook “joins a growing number of international firms (that) have chosen to invest in Nashville and become cherished members of our community.”

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