Auto seat maker eyes $24M West TN expansion, 330 new jobs

Friday, January 17, 2020, Vol. 44, No. 3

NASHVILLE (AP) — An automotive seat manufacturer is planning a $23.5 million expansion in West Tennessee expected to create 330 new jobs.

The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development says the project involves expanding the Adient manufacturing facility in Lexington.

Adient is making its second significant investment in Henderson County in the last two years. In 2018, officials announced a $10.8 million investment there with 200 more jobs.

The company says it supplies 23 million seat sets annually and works with all major automakers and vehicle classes.

Adient has 83,000 employees in 35 countries, with 220 manufacturing or assembly plants worldwide.