Grand Opening Ceremony Held for North American Car Air-Conditioning Compressor Parts Plant
(From left) TICO Senior Managing Director Masaharu Suzuki, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, TICO President Akira Onishi
Toyota Industries Compressor Parts America, Co. (TICA) held its grand opening ceremony on site on October 9th. TICA is a subsidiary of Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO, President: Akira Onishi), and manufactures components for car air-conditioning compressors bound for the North American market.
Approximately 160 people were in attendance at the ceremony, including Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, and TICO President Akira Onishi.
In addition, TD Automotive Compressor Georgia, LLC (TACG), which is the car air-conditioning compressor production plant located next to TICA, held a ceremony commemorating the 10 year anniversary of the company's establishment.
TICO will continue working to enhance North American production and supply-chain structure to improve the quality and reliability of the products and its competitiveness, in order to meet customer expectations.
TICA Overview
| 1.Location | Pendergrass, Georgia, USA |
| 2.Company Establishment | February 2012 |
| 3.Production Start | September 2013 |
| 4.Description of Business | Manufacturing of parts for variable displacement car air-conditioning compressors |
| 5.Plant Size | Building Area: 58,000m2 |
| 6.Employees | Approx. 320 |
| 7.Production Quantity | 6 Million / Year (FY 2015 Projection) |
TACG Overview
| 1.Location | Pendergrass, Georgia, USA |
| 2.Company Establishment | July 2004 |
| 3.Production Start | December 2005 |
| 4.Description of Business | Manufacturing of variable displacement car air-conditioning compressors |
| 5.Plant Size | Building Area: 42,000m2 |
| 6.Employees | Approx. 580 |
| 7.Production Quantity | 3.65 Million / Year (FY 2015 Projection) |
Note: FY2015 refers to the fiscal year ended March 31 2015, and all other fiscal years are refered to in a corresponding manner.