Backgrounder
September 2008

Contacts: Brandy Cooper
(423) 746-1806
brandy_cooper@denso-diam.com

Bridgette LaRose
DENSO International America
Phone: (248) 372-8266
bridgette_larose@denso-diam.com


DENSO MANUFACTURING ATHENS TENNESSEE, INC.

With more than half a million square feet of manufacturing and administrative floor space and 138 acres of land, DENSO Manufacturing Athens Tennessee (DMAT) manufactures fuel injectors, oxygen sensors, ignition coils, monolithic carriers and spark plugs for its North American customers.

Location:
2400 DENSO Drive 
Athens, Tenn.

Founded:
April 1, 2003

Products/Business Activities:
Manufactures fuel injectors, oxygen sensors, ignition coils, monolithic carriers and spark plugs.

Management:
Kazuhiko Miura, president
Hideo Sakai, executive vice president 
Mike Wollerman, vice president, Manufacturing Division
David Holloman, vice president, General Services Division

Employees:
907 (as of March 31, 2008)

Ownership:
100 percent DENSO International America, Inc. 

Facilities:
* Ceramic Products Plant: 316,400 square feet
* Fuel Injector Plant: 187,100 square feet
* Office Space: 79,800 square feet
* Total Grounds: 138 acres

Customers:
Ford, General Motors, Honda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota, Subaru, Jaguar 

Major Customer Awards:
2007 TEAM Award, Toyota
2007 Supplier Performance Award, Honda
2007 Quality Award, Mitsubishi
2007 Silver World Excellence Award, Ford
2006 Superior Quality Award, Toyota

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2006 Superior Delivery Performance Award, Toyota
2006 Quality Master Award (June), Nissan
2006 Supplier NNA Regional Quality Award (July), Nissan
2006 Supplier of the Year, General Motors
2006 Delivery & Quality Performance, Honda
2006 Silver World Excellence Award, Ford
2005 Supplier NNA Regional Quality
2005 Superior Quality Award, Toyota
2005 Corporation of the Year, General Motors

Environment / 
Community
* QS 9000 certified
* ISO 14001 certified
* TS 16949 
* Voluntary Protection Program (VPP)
* Tennessee Pollution Prevention Partnership (TP3)
* Largest supporter of United Way for McMinn & Meigs Counties

Websites:
* DENSO Manufacturing Athens mediasite: www.densocorp-na-dmat.com
* North American mediasite: /index.php 
* Global mediasite: www.densomediacenter.com



DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global supplier of advanced technology, systems and components. Worldwide, the company employs approximately 119,000 people in 32 countries and regions, including Japan. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 totaled US$40.2 billion. In the Americas, DENSO employs more than 17,000 people at 38 companies with consolidated sales totaling US$8.3 billion.



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