Electric Vehicle Parts Manufacturer to Open Assembly Plant in Georgia
CALHOUN, GA—TEKLAS, a Turkish manufacturing company and supplier of parts for electric vehicles, is investing $6.5 million to open its first North American assembly plant and headquarters here.
The 200,000-square-foot factory is expected to create 120 jobs. Operations are scheduled to start in the spring of 2021. The company produces rubber hoses and plastic tubes for automotive fluid systems. It supplies parts for several OEMs, including General Motors, Volkswagen and Daimler Mercedes.