South Carolina S 1024: JTEKT Automotive Manufacturing Madness

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2025-2026 Bill 1024 Text of Previous Version (Mar. 17, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 1024

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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.

Whereas, 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

Whereas, 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

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

Whereas, 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

Whereas, 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

Whereas, 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

Whereas, 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

Whereas, 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

Whereas, 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,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That 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.

Be 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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