Parts maker now employs 1,707 at Seymour plants

By Aubrey Woods
First Posted: July 18, 2012 - 1:29 am
Last Updated: July 18, 2012 - 1:31 am

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Tribune photo by Aaron Piper / Keith Warf, president of Aisin U.S.A. Manufacturing Inc., speaks at a celebration luncheon Tuesday for the company%u2019s 25-year celebration. Present at the event held outside the Aisin USA factory in Seymour were Masayasu Saito, president of Aisin Holdings of America and Aisin World Corp., and Kanshiro Toyoda, chairman of Aisin Seiki Co., Aisin U.S.A. Manufacturing%u2019s parent company. The firm recognized 67 employees with 25 years of service.

Tribune photo by Aaron Piper / Jackson County Industrial Development Corp. Executive Director Jim Plump, right, shakes hands with Aisin Seiki Co. Chairman Kanshiro Toyoda on Tuesday during a 25-year celebration for Aisin USA Manufacturing Inc., a subsidiary of Aisin Seiki Co. The luncheon celebration was held at Aisin USA%u2019s Plant 1 in Seymour.

Twenty-five years ago, Bill Jones of North Vernon went to work for a little-known Japanese auto parts maker in Seymour.

On Tuesday, Jones and 66 of his co-workers with 25 years of service were given the opportunity to participate in Aisin U.S.A. Manufacturing Inc.’s silver anniversary celebration at its main plant in Seymour.

Aisin has grown quite a bit over the past 25 years, and there have been many changes.

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