JTEKT Automotive Manufacturing Madness

2025-2026 Bill 1024: JTEKT Automotive Manufacturing Madness - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 1024
STATUS INFORMATION
Senate Resolution
Sponsors: Senator Turner
Document Path: SR-0583KM-VC26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on March 17, 2026
Adopted by the Senate on March 17, 2026
Summary: JTEKT Automotive Manufacturing Madness
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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3/17/2026

Senate

Introduced and adopted (
Senate Journal-page 11
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03/17/2026

A
senate
RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR JTEKT Automotive South
Carolina for advancing to the top four of the 2026 Manufacturing Madness: The
Coolest Thing Made in South Carolina contest.

W
hereas, the members of
the South Carolina Senate are pleased to recognize JTEKT Automotive South
Carolina for advancing to the top four of the 2026 Manufacturing Madness: The
Coolest Thing Made in South Carolina contest; and

W
hereas, JTEKT
Automotive South Carolina is a manufacturer located in Piedmont and has been an
important contributor to the State's manufacturing industry since the facility
began operations in 2003; and

W
hereas, JTEKT
Automotive South Carolina employs over two hundred people, supporting a skilled
workforce dedicated to producing high-quality automotive components that power
vehicles; and

W
hereas, the Piedmont
facility manufactures Constant Velocity Joints, a critical drivetrain component
that transfers power from a vehicle's transmission to its wheels while allowing
suspension and steering systems to move freely, resulting in smooth
acceleration, efficient power delivery, and a quieter, more comfortable ride in
both front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive vehicles; and

W
hereas, the facility
proudly produces approximately one thousand six hundred Constant Velocity Joint
units each day for use in one of America's most popular sport utility vehicles;
and

W
hereas, JTEKT
Automotive South Carolina is completing a nearly three-year plant
transformation and expansion that includes the addition of seventy-five
thousand square feet of manufacturing space and the creation of more than one
hundred new jobs, further strengthening the State's advanced manufacturing
economy; and

W
hereas, JTEKT
Automotive South Carolina is committed to serving the community, with
associates regularly volunteering to deliver meals through the Meals on Wheels
program to residents in Piedmont and surrounding communities; and

W
hereas, with over six
thousand manufacturing facilities producing world-class products across South
Carolina, JTEKT Automotive South Carolina has advanced to the top four of the
2026 Manufacturing Madness: The Coolest Thing Made in South Carolina contest,
distinguishing itself among one hundred twenty-one nominated products; and

W
hereas, the members of
the South Carolina Senate greatly appreciate the dedication and commitment that
JTEKT Automotive South Carolina has shown in serving the people and the State
of South Carolina. Now, therefore,

B
e it resolved by the
Senate
:

T
hat the members of the
South Carolina
Senate
, by this resolution,
recognize and honor JTEKT Automotive South Carolina for advancing to the top
four of the 2026 Manufacturing Madness: The Coolest Thing Made in South
Carolina contest.

B
e it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to the president and CEO of JTEKT
Automotive South Carolina.

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