田纳西州政府周一确认，南韩的韩泰轮胎计划投入8亿美元建立美国工厂，大约提供2000个工作岗位。新工厂将在2014年开始建设，预计2016年生产轮胎。
韩泰公司的副总裁说，这将在我们的主要市场建立工厂，能够更好满足用户或车厂对高品质轮胎产品的需求。
这份声明，更加让韩泰靠近了他的愿景：全球领先的高品质轮胎产品和服务供应商。
日产公司，通用汽车和大众汽车在田纳西都有工厂。还有900个不同的部件公司。同时这里也是钢丝帘线的基地，供应给日本的普利司通，其总部位于纳什维尔。
当然在这里并不都是轮胎行业的福地，固特异公司在2011年关闭了尤尼市的工厂，导致1800个工人失业。
以下英文：
CLARKSVILLE, TENN. — State officials confirmed Monday that South Korean Hankook Tire Co. will indeed build its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Clarksville, creating nearly 2,000 direct jobs.
The announcement by Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and other officials put to rest growing speculation that Hankook was coming to town. The company is expected to break ground on the new plant by the end of 2014 and begin tire production by 2016.
"This new facility will help Hankook Tire accomplish our plan to establish a production base in all major markets," said Mr. Seung Hwa Suh, Vice Chairman and CEO of Hankook Tire. "We will be able to provide our customers, consumers and car makers with high quality tires and industry leading service to meet the demands of the American market."
According to Haslam, state and local officials first started talking with the company about 18 months ago. The governor thanked the company, and the state and local partnership for making it happen.
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Haggerty said that Hankook's choice of Clarksvile site for its first North American facility is going to be a shot heard around the world
"These 1,800 jobs will make a real difference for Tennessee, and for this area," Haggerty said.
Clarksville Mayor Kim Millan said, "With vision and insight, Hankook Tire is committed to being a leading local company." She also said that in Clarksville-Montgomery County, Hankook Tire would find the most dedicated, talented workforce anywhere.
McMillan credited Industrial Board Executive Director Mike Evans and his team at the EDC for their roles in the Hankook announcement.
Once production begins, Hankook will become the city's largest private employer.
The Clarksville location is ideal for Hankook, offering an extensive transportation network including rail, plane and interstate highway networks as well as regional access to the Mississippi River inland waterway.
This announcement puts Hankook Tire one step closer to its vision of being a leading global tire company providing customers with top-tier products and service.
Nissan, General Motors and Volkswagen have assembly plants in Tennessee, and more than 900 further automotive sector companies are active in the state.
Clarksville is also home to a steel cord plant for Japanese tire maker Bridgestone, which has its Americas headquarters in Nashville.
Not all the news has been good for the tire industry in Tennessee in recent years. Goodyear in 2011 shut its plant about 100 miles to the west in Union City, causing 1,800 workers to lose their jobs.