Tenneco

Infobox_Company
company_
company_name = Tenneco, Inc.
industry = Auto parts
foundation =
company_type = Public NYSE|TEN
location = Lake Forest, Illinois
products = Ride control, Emissions control, & Elastomers
revenue = $6,184 Mil (2007 Sales)
key_people = Gregg M. Sherrill, Chairman & CEO
Kenneth R. Trammell, CFO
David A. Wardell, Senior Vice President
num_employees = 21,000| homepage = [http://www.tenneco.com/ www.tenneco.com]

Tenneco (formerly Tenneco Automotive) is a $6.2 billion Fortune 500 company that has been publicly traded on the NYSE since November 5, 1999 under the symbol TEN. Tenneco is one of the leading manufacturers of OEM and after-market ride-control and emissions products, owning the following brands:
*Monroe [cite web | title = Monroe Shocks and Struts - The industry Leader in Manufacturing OE & Aftermarket Ride Control Products for Import and Domestic Vehicles | date = 2005 | url = http://www.monroe.com/ | accessdate = 2008-02-06 ]
*Walker [cite web | title = Walker Exhaust Solutions From the Industry Leader | date = 2006 | url = http://www.walkerexhaust.com/ | accessdate = 2008-02-06 ]
*Rancho [cite web | title = Brands - Rancho | date = 2005 | url = http://www.tenneco.com/brands/rancho.html | accessdate = 2008-02-06 ]
*DynoMax [cite web | title = Brands - DynoMax | date = 2005 | url = http://www.tenneco.com/brands/dynomax.html | accessdate = 2008-02-06 ]
*Clevite Elastomers [cite web | title = Brands - Clevite Elastomers | date = 2005 | url = http://www.tenneco.com/brands/clevite.html | accessdate = 2008-02-06 ]
*Gillet [cite web | title = Gillet GmbH | date = 2008 | url = http://www.gillet.com/ | accessdate = 2008-02-06 ]
*Fonos [cite web | title = Brands - Fonos | date = 2005 | url = http://www.tenneco.com/brands/fonos.html | accessdate = 2008-02-06 ]
*Fric-Rot [cite web | title = Brands - Fric-Rot | date = 2005 | url = http://www.tenneco.com/brands/fric-rot.html | accessdate = 2008-02-06 ]
*Kinetic [cite web | title = Kinetic Suspension Technology | url = http://www.kinetic.au.com/ | accessdate = 2008-02-06 ]
*Thrush [cite web | title = Thrush | date = 2007 | url = http://www.thrushexhaust.com/ | accessdate = 2008-02-06 ]
*DNX [cite web | title = Brands - DNX | date = 2005 | url = http://www.tenneco.com/brands/dnx.html | accessdate = 2008-02-06 ] These are sold to over 500 after-market customers including retailers and wholesalers and to more than 25 OEMs, including Audi, DaimlerChrysler, Enfield, Fiat, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Honda, International Truck, Jaguar, Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Porsche, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Renault, Škoda, Suzuki, Tata, Toyota, TVS, Volkswagen Group, Volvo, E-Z-GO, and CLUB CAR.

Tenneco is a multi-national corporation with 80 manufacturing facilities in 24 countries located on 6 continents, with major centers of operations in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. There were 19,000 employees in 2005. The North American manufacturing facilities are located in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Tennessee and Ohio; the corporate headquarters is located in Lake Forest, Illinois, European facilities in Belgium, Poland, Czech Republic, Germany, UK, France and Spain, with headquarters located in Belgium, Asian facilities include in India, China, Singapore and Japan, Australian Facilities are in Sydney, Morea(NZ) and Clovelly park and African Facility includes South Africa's Port Elizabeth.

Tenneco, Inc. was founded as the Tennessee division of the Chicago Corporation in 1943 to build a natural-gas pipeline from Texas to West Virginia. The automotive division was spun off from Tenneco Inc. in 1991 along with the packaging, energy, natural gas, and shipbuilding divisions.

The company previously owned and operated a large number of gasoline service stations, but all were closed or replaced with other brands by the mid-1990s.

In October 28, 2005 the name was changed from Tenneco Automotive to Tenneco in order to reflect the changes in markets that the company is hoping to expand into, such as heavy trucks and two-wheel (motorcycle) exhaust and suspension systems.

Tenneco (under the Tenneco Automotive name) sponsored CART's Detroit Grand Prix from 1999 until the race's cancellation after 2001.

= Locations [cite web
title = Overview - Our Location
date = 2005
url = http://www.tenneco.com/overview/location.html
accessdate = 2008-02-06 ] =

Elkhart, Indiana, USA

The Tenneco manufacturing plant in Elkhart, Indiana, primarily makes exhaust components for other Tenneco facilities using stamping, hydroforming, and CNC bending processes. In addition, Elkhart fabricates some frame components for Harley-Davidson on CNC benders. The Elkhart plant is the only manufacturing plant that is owned (rather than leased) by Tenneco.

Ligonier, Indiana, USA

The plant in Ligonier, Indiana is a manufacturing facility that makes full exhaust systems and related components for Ford Motor Company, Chrysler LLC, and Honda. Ligonier is one of the plants that has its own tubemill which takes steel on coils, gradually rolls it into a pipe and then welds the seam shut. This newly-formed pipe is then cut to length and used on the various lines within the plant. Some of the cut pipe is also shipped as-is to other Tenneco plants.

Angola, Indiana, USA

Products: Heavy duty products, spring eye bushings, fluid bushings, torque rod assemblies, links, & V-rods.

Marshall, Michigan, USA

The plant in Marshall, Michigan is a manufacturing facility that makes full exhaust systems and related components for Ford Motor Company, Chrysler LLC, and General Motors. Marshall is one of the plants that has its own tubemill which takes steel on coils, gradually rolls it into a pipe and then welds the seam shut. This newly-formed pipe is then cut to length and used on the various lines within the plant. Some of the cut pipe is also shipped as-is to other Tenneco plants. The Marshall facility is also equipped with multiple high speed automatic muffler assembly lines.

=Monroe, Michigan, USA =

The Monroe facility houses the North American business unit which consists of almost 500 employees involved in multiple disciplines such as design, product engineering, sales, and marketing. [Ad in 2007 Monroe County Community Profile]

Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

The plant in Virginia Beach is a JIT (just in time) manufacturing facility that makes exhaust systems for the FORD F-150 plant in Norfolk, Virginia.

Milan, Ohio, USA

Products: Suspension bushings, cab mounts, steering system bushings, exhaust isolators, & rubber compound.

Napoleon, Ohio, USA

Products: Anti-vibration bushings and suspension links

Cozad, Nebraska, USA

Products: Shock absorbers

Reynosa, Mexico

Products: Bushing silentbloc, bonded products, Clevebloc products, STA Bars, control arm links, & engine mounts.

Ermua, Spain

Products: Shock absorbers, elastomers, & CES.

Cotia, São Paulo, Brazil (Axios)

Products: Engine mounts, shock absorber bushings, & dampers

Suzhou, China

Products: Elastomer products

Hosur, India

Products: Strut, Shock absorbers, Front Fork

Edinburgh Park, Adelaide, Australia

Products: Exhaust Systems

Melrose Park, Adelaide, Australia

Products: Shock absorbers & Struts

O'Sullivan Beach, Adelaide, Australia

Products: Emission Control

Sydney, Australia

Products: Coil and leaf springs

Edenkoben, Germany

Products: Exhaust Systems

Sint-Truiden, Belgium

EU headquarters Ride Control division; METC, the EU design and development center; Largest Ride Control plant in Europe

Products : shock absorbers, powdered metal components, press parts

Gijón, Spain

Products : shock absorbers

Hodkovice, Czech Republic

Shock absorber and emission control plant in Hodkovice and Mohelca

Gliwice, Poland

Shock absorber plant in Gliwice, near Katowice

Valencia, Spain

Rosario, Argentina - Monroe Fric Rot

Owen Sound, Ontario - Canada

Shocks and shock absorbers under the label Monroe. Recently laid off 200+ employees, due to tough economical times.

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