Japanese co. chooses Gainesville for N. American HQ

URLhttp://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=226743
SourceAccess North Ga.
Date Published02/03/2010
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name American Yazaki Corporation
Parent companyYazaki Corporation
Type of work Manufacturing
If manufacturing, is the company a contract manufacturer?Yes
Reshoring category:Transplant
Total number of jobs (added or to be added):40
Year reshoring announced:2010
Country(ies) from which reshored:Japan
City reshored to:Gainesville
State(s) reshored to:GA
Industry(ies):Transportation Equipment
Product(s) reshoredmulti-layered fuel tanks
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Lead time/time to market
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Infrastructure, Skilled workforce availability/training, Training programs/education
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