With $612 million in facility-specific investment and 397 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears both of AFT's qualifying thresholds ($100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). This project also meets AFT's primary-source verification and physical U.S. manufacturing-footprint requirements.
View full methodology →The automotive context.
Automotive manufacturing is expanding across the United States. New assembly plants, upgrades to long-established factories and a growing base of component suppliers are bringing major investment to the Midwest and Southeast. Some of the country's largest manufacturing campuses are now under development in the South, linking vehicle production with new regional supply chains.
At a glance
- Company
- Hankook Tire & Technology
- Industry
- Automotive
- Location
- Clarksville, Tennessee
- Investment
- $612.0M
- Permanent jobs announced
- 397
- Status
- Under Construction
- Announced
- Aug 29, 2022
- Opening timeline
- Not yet announced
- Added to tracker
- Oct 14, 2026
Official references
- Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development — Hankook Montgomery County expansion, August 29, 2022 https://www.tn.gov/ecd/news/2022/8/29/governor-lee--commissioner-mcwhorter-announce-hankook-tire---technology-co---ltd-to-expand-manufacturing-operations-in-montgomery-county.html
- Hankook Tire — Clarksville expansion announcement https://www.hankooktire.com/au/en/company/media-list/media-detail.627003.html
- Hankook Tire America — Clarksville plant media release https://www.hankooktire.com/us/en/company/media-center/media-detail.61134.html
- Hankook Tire America — June 2026 release https://www.hankooktire.com/us/en/company/media-center/media-detail.633561.html
Cite this project
American Factory Tracker. "Clarksville Plant 2022 Expansion — Hankook Tire & Technology, TN." https://americanfactorytracker.com/projects/hankook-tire-clarksville-plant-2022-expansion. Accessed October 15, 2026.
Please also cite the original sources listed above for underlying figures.