Key facts
- Topre will build a new factory in Alabama and upgrade an existing plant in Tennessee.
- Topre is a Japanese manufacturer of pressed parts that supplies automakers including Honda.
- The company said its automaking customers are preparing to ramp up output.
Japanese pressed parts manufacturer Topre will spend $140 million to build a factory in the US state of Alabama and upgrade a plant in Tennessee, according to a report published November 13, 2026 by Nikkei Asia. The company supplies automakers including Honda.
The report said the investment comes as Japanese automakers increase output of hybrid vehicles and as Topre's automaking customers prepare to ramp up production. Topre said the spending is aimed at reinforcing its production capabilities in the US.
The report did not give a timeline for construction or the upgrade, or say how much output the new and expanded plants would add.