What Minth North America makes

Minth North America is the United States operating arm of Minth Group Limited, a listed global automotive supplier, and runs its US manufacturing base in Lewisburg, Tennessee. The Lewisburg plant produces injection-molded, painted, and chrome-plated plastic exterior trim components, seat frames, and roof racks for automotive OEMs, the same exterior and structural product families Minth builds worldwide. The site was announced in 2017, opened in a renovated 125,000-square-foot building, and expanded in 2020 with an additional 236,000-square-foot facility, an $87 million investment that the company said would add 254 jobs in Marshall County.

At the group level, Minth designs and manufactures a broad exterior and structural portfolio: body trim and decorative parts, body structural parts, seat frame systems, roof racks, electric sliding-door systems, bumper beams, sealing systems, and aluminum battery cases and body and chassis structural parts for electric vehicles. Minth describes itself as one of the leading producers of aluminum EV battery housings, a product line that supplies German premium OEMs among others. The company is regularly ranked among the top 100 global auto-parts suppliers.

The Lewisburg operation localizes finished trim and assembly for North American vehicle programs while drawing components, tooling, and semi-finished parts from Minth plants in China, Thailand, Korea, and Europe. That structure, a domestic paint, plating, and assembly footprint fed by the group's overseas manufacturing, is visible directly in the plant's US import record described below.

Financial performance

Minth North America does not publish standalone financials, but its parent, Minth Group Limited, is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under stock code 0425 and reports audited group results. For the year ended December 31 2025, the group reported revenue of approximately RMB 25.74 billion, up about 11.2 percent from RMB 23.15 billion in 2024, and net profit attributable to owners of about RMB 2.69 billion, up about 16.1 percent from RMB 2.32 billion. Gross profit was roughly RMB 7.21 billion and operating income about RMB 3.03 billion, an operating margin near 12 percent. The group described 2025 as a record year for both revenue and earnings, with net profit growing faster than revenue.

The balance sheet is substantial: consolidated net asset value rose about 14.8 percent to roughly RMB 24.41 billion at the end of 2025, and the group raised its proposed final dividend to HK$0.764 per share. Capital expenditure increased about 15.6 percent to roughly RMB 2.21 billion, consistent with a company still building capacity rather than harvesting. The group reported approximately 27,367 full-time employees as of December 31 2025 across its worldwide operations. These figures are group totals; the Lewisburg plant's own headcount and revenue are not separately disclosed.

Ownership and history

Minth Group traces its origin to Ningbo, in China's Zhejiang province, in 1992, and organized its various businesses into a single group in 1997 focused on exterior auto parts for passenger vehicles. The company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on December 1 2005 and is incorporated in the Cayman Islands. It remains associated with its founding Chin family through Minth Holdings. Group leadership includes Ching Lien Wei as Executive Chairperson and Interim CEO, Yuxia Zhang as CFO and Executive Director, and William Chin as Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Director, per the group's 2025 disclosures.

In North America, Minth entered Tennessee in 2017 and expanded in 2020, and economic-development coverage of a further 2025 Lewisburg expansion named Natalie Chin as Regional General Manager for North America. Minth operates more than 60 plants worldwide across China, the United States, Mexico, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Serbia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Japan, Thailand, and other countries, giving its Lewisburg site a large captive manufacturing and engineering network to draw on.

Certifications and quality

Minth operates as a tier-1 automotive supplier, and IATF 16949, the automotive quality-management standard, is the sector norm for a supplier running OEM trim and structural programs. The company reports a formal quality and EHS management system and cites ISO 50001 energy management in its group disclosures. A specific IATF 16949 certificate scope and date for the Lewisburg plant was not located in public materials for this profile, so quality-system currency is reported here as a claim consistent with the company's tier-1 role rather than a verified certificate. Buyers evaluating the site should request the plant's current PPAP and quality certificates directly.

Known customers

Minth's customer relationships are disclosed mostly at the group level. The Lewisburg plant is described in Tennessee economic-development coverage as supplying "major automotive OEMs" without naming per-program customers, which is normal for a trim and structural supplier.

Beyond these group-level relationships, Minth's reported roster includes Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Volkswagen, Renault, Honda, Stellantis, and Lucid Motors. These are customers of the group and its plants worldwide; they are reported by industry sources rather than confirmed as specific Lewisburg programs.

Sourcing evidence

Minth North America's US import record reads like a real manufacturer's, not a reseller's. Its Lewisburg entity, which appears in customs data as Minth Tennessee International, has 2,646 US sea shipments on record from June 2015 through September 2026, with the most recent shipment logged September 25 2026. The flow is heavily intra-group: the largest bill-of-lading counterparties are Minth's own affiliates and dedicated suppliers, the signature of a company importing components and tooling to feed domestic paint, plating, and assembly.

Eight shown of more than 40 recorded counterparties. By origin, the flow is about 90 percent Asia: China leads with 2,046 shipments, followed by Thailand (144) and Macao (107), with Germany (168), Croatia (35), and Portugal (16) making up most of the European share. By product, the mix is led by automotive parts and accessories (HS chapter 87), plastics (HS chapter 39), and metal articles, consistent with plastic trim, seat frames, and roof racks. Customs-derived estimates put cumulative ocean shipping spend at roughly $4.8 million, at about 34 percent cost coverage, an order-of-magnitude figure rather than an audited one. This overseas dependency is also why nearshoring and tariff exposure matter for buyers weighing this supplier's North American programs.

Coverage caveats: these are US ocean-freight records only. Air, truck, and rail movements, including most cross-border flows, do not appear; some records name freight intermediaries or trading arms rather than the ultimate factory; and product categories come from declared manifest codes, which are noisy. Absence of a record is not evidence of absence.

Frequently asked questions

What does Minth North America manufacture?

Minth North America manufactures automotive exterior trim and structural parts at its Lewisburg, Tennessee plant, including injection-molded, painted, and chrome-plated plastic trim components, seat frames, and roof racks for automotive OEMs. Its parent, Minth Group, also produces sealing systems, bumper beams, electric sliding-door systems, and aluminum EV battery cases across its global plants.

Who owns Minth North America?

Minth North America is the US operating subsidiary of Minth Group Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under stock code 0425 since 2005. Minth Group was founded in Ningbo, China in 1992 and remains associated with its founding Chin family. The group operates more than 60 plants worldwide.

Where is Minth North America located?

Minth North America's US manufacturing base is at 1801 Childress Road, Lewisburg, Tennessee 37091. The site opened in 2017 and expanded in 2020 with an additional 236,000-square-foot facility, an $87 million investment that added about 254 jobs in Marshall County.

What is Minth Group's revenue?

Minth Group reported revenue of about RMB 25.74 billion for the year ended December 31 2025, roughly US$3.6 billion, up about 11.2 percent year over year, with net profit of about RMB 2.69 billion, up about 16.1 percent. Minth North America itself does not publish standalone financials.

Who are Minth's customers?

At the group level, Minth's reported customers include BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Audi, GM, Ford, Nissan, Renault, Honda, Stellantis, and Lucid Motors, per industry sources such as MarkLines. Its Lewisburg plant is described as supplying major automotive OEMs, though specific per-program customers for the US site are not publicly named.

How many employees does Minth have?

Minth Group reported approximately 27,367 full-time employees worldwide as of December 31 2025. The Lewisburg plant's standalone headcount is not published, but the 2020 Tennessee expansion was announced with a target of 254 new jobs.

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