JTEKT Corporation is a Japanese corporation created in January 2006 upon the merger of two companies: Koyo Seiko Co. and ''Toyoda Machine Works''. Toyoda Machine Works, Machine tool sales for North, Central and South America, aftermarket support services, machine re-manufacturing and engineering services supplied by Jtekt Toyoda Americas Corporatio

H.Q. Arlington Heights, Illinois and the Re-manufactured Products Division operate out of

Wixom, Michigan Wixom is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 13,498 at the 2010 census. As a western suburb of Metro Detroit, Wixom is about northwest of the city of Detroit. The city was home to the now-demolished Wix ...

, with support offices in

Monterrey, Mexico Monterrey ( , ) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico, and the third largest city in Mexico behind Guadalajara and Mexico City. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the city is anchor ...

and Itu, Brazil. JTEKT Corporation machine tools are manufactured in Japan by the JTEKT Corporation, and in Taiwan, by WELE Mechatronics, a "Toyoda Strategic Alliance Company", and exported globally.

Business Areas

* Bearings (KOYO) * Driveline Components (JTEKT) * Machine Tools (TOYODA, WELE MECHATRONICS) * Steering Products (JTEKT)

JTEKT North America

JTEKT North America is a separate legal entity headed by COO Gary Bourque who reports to the CEO (Keita Mizuno). There are several locations of operations throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. In 2009, JTEKT NA purchased the needle bearing business (automotive bearings) from Timken. The needle roller bearing business was a part of the

Torrington Company The Torrington Company was a firm that developed in Torrington, Connecticut, emerging as a rename from the Excelsior Needle Company. It used a "cold swaging" technique to create sewing machine needles and other needles from cold metal, and was th ...

which Timken purchased in 2003. JTEKT gained five manufacturing locations along with a technical center and a business office in North America, as well as eight other locations worldwide. Headquarters * JTEKT - A-TEC in

Plymouth, MI Plymouth is a city in Wayne County, Michigan, United States. The population was 9,370 at the 2020 census. The city of Plymouth is surrounded by Plymouth Township, but the two are administered autonomously. Plymouth is a western suburb of Metro ...

* Koyo - Industrial Sales in Westlake, OH and Automotive in

Greenville, SC Greenville (; locally ) is a city in and the seat of Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. With a population of 70,720 at the 2020 census, it is the sixth-largest city in the state. Greenville is located approximately halfway be ...

* Toyoda Machinery - in

Arlington Heights, IL Arlington Heights is a municipality in Cook County with a small portion in Lake County in the U.S. state of Illinois. A suburb of Chicago, it lies about northwest of the city's downtown. Per the 2020 Census, the population was 77,676. Per the ...

Technical Centers * JTEKT - A-TEC in

* Koyo - GTC in

* Jtekt Toyoda Americas COrp. - Northeast Tech Center in

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Upper Midwest Tech Center in

New Brighton, MN New Brighton is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. It is a suburb of the Twin Cities. The population was 22,753 at the 2020 census. History In the mid 18th century, Mdewakanton Dakota tribes lived in the vicinity of New Brigh ...

West Coast Tech Center

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Mexico sales office

Brazil Tech center Itu, São Paulo, Brazil. Manufacturing Locations * JATM - Steering/Driveline Plant in

Morristown, TN Morristown is a city in and the county seat of Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States. Morristown also extends into Jefferson County on the western and southern ends. The city's population was recorded to be 30,431 at the 2020 United States cen ...

* JATV - Steering Plant in

Vonore, TN Vonore is a town in Monroe County, which is located on the southeast border of the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 1,574 as of the 2020 census. The city hall, library, community center, police department, and fire department are locat ...

* JATX - Steering Plant in

Ennis, TX Ennis () is a city in eastern Ellis County, Texas. It is on the edge of the blackland prairie region of Texas. The population is 20,159 according to the 2020 census, with an estimated population of 21,210 in 2021. Ennis is home to the annual Nati ...

* JASC - Driveline Plant in

Piedmont, SC Piedmont is a census-designated place (CDP) along the Saluda River in Anderson and Greenville counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 5,411 at the 2020 census. Piedmont is a part of the Greenville-Anderson metropolitan ...

* Koyo Washington - Taper Roller Bearing Plant in Telford, TN * Koyo Richland - Wheel Hub Bearing Plant in Blythewood, SC * Koyo Orangeburg - Taper Roller Bearing in Orangeburg, SC * Walhalla (Classic Torrington) - Thrust Bearing Plant in

Walhalla, SC Walhalla is a city in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Oconee County, South Carolina, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States. Designated in 1868 as the county seat, it lies within the area of the Blue Ridge Escarpment, an area of ...

* Cairo (Classic Torrington) - Bearings in Cairo, GA * Sylvania (Classic Torrington) - Drawn Cup Bearings in Sylvania, GA * Dahlonega (Classic Torrington) - Loose Needle Rollers in Dahlonega, GA * Bedford (Classic Torrington) - Planet Shafts in Bedford, Quebec * Koyo Canada Inc. (Classic Torrington) Canadian Warehouse and Operations Burlington, Ontario

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