Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty along with Meiwa Industry officials announced the company will open its first U.S. plant in Lewisburg, Tenn. The announcement by the automotive components supplier represents an investment of $6.1 million and will create 98 new jobs in Marshall County. Headquartered in Atsugi, Japan, Meiwa Industry's Lewisburg facility will be located at 1041 Veterans Drive.

The company currently supplies products to Japanese car manufacturers, including Nissan, Toyota and Honda. Along with establishing a base for North American operations, the Lewisburg facility will allow Meiwa Industry to eventually extend its services to other carmakers in the future. The company is projected to begin initial operations in April 2014.