The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development joined with company officials to announce Dana Holding Corporation’s decision to expand its Paris, Tenn.
manufacturing operation. The expansion represents a $3.8 million investment and will create 49 new, full-time jobs in addition to the approximately 500 jobs already based at the plant, according to a news release.
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“Under Governor Haslam’s leadership, our department is continually working to create a business friendly environment
that gives our existing industries the confidence to grow in
Tennessee,” says Bill Hagerty, ECD commissioner. “I congratulate Dana on this latest expansion and thank them for the continued commitment they are making to Henry County.”
Dana is a leading automotive supplier of axle, driveshaft, and
structural, sealing and thermal-management products, whose
customer base includes virtually every major vehicle producer in
the world. The Ohio-based company operates more than 90 major facilities in 26 countries and ships original-equipment and
aftermarket products to customers in more than 125 countries.
“Our customers continue to develop higher performing engines of the same or reduced size that generate more power, often using less fuel,” says Dwayne Matthews, president of Dana’s Power Technologies Group, in the release. “These engines require more advanced sealing and thermal-management technologies. Our Paris operation has been a leader in sealing products since the 1960s.
“With support from state, county, and city leaders, the new
equipment and jobs in Paris will allow our local team for the
first time to expand beyond sealing products to thermal
solutions. We’ll be producing oil coolers for a number of major
vehicle manufacturers to the same high quality standards as we
produce sealing products today.”
To apply to any opening at Dana, job seekers should visit dana.com.
Dana Holding Corporation is a world-leading supplier of
driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies that
improve the efficiency and performance of passenger, commercial, and off-highway vehicles with both conventional and alternative-energy power trains.
The company’s global network of engineering, manufacturing, and distribution facilities provides original-equipment and
aftermarket customers with local product and service support.
Based in Maumee, Ohio, Dana employs approximately 25,500 people in 26 countries and reported 2011 sales of $7.6 billion.
