Auto Parts Manufacturing Mississippi increases production, creating 50 jobs

Auto Parts Manufacturing Mississippi (APMM) is increasing production in Lee County and creating 50 jobs.

Posted: Oct 2, 2018 9:14 AM

Updated: Oct 2, 2018 12:40 PM

Posted By: Zac Carlisle

LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WTVA) - Auto Parts Manufacturing Mississippi (APMM) is increasing production in Lee County and creating 50 jobs.

This is a $100 million investment.

The automotive supplier is located in Guntown and produces stamped auto parts, body weld parts and plastic parts.

The company’s expansion accommodates increased production for the 2019 Toyota Corolla, which is produced at Toyota Mississippi in Blue Springs.

APMM is owned by Toyota Auto Body Co., LTD.

The Mississippi Development Authority is providing assistance for workforce training. Lee County is providing assistance in the form of ad valorem tax exemptions.

APMM currently employs approximately 400 workers in Lee County. The company expects to fill the new positions by December 2018.

APMM is accepting applications through local employment agencies: Express Employment Professionals, Resource Manufacturing and Kelly Services.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Confirmed Cases: 96032

Reported Deaths: 2894

County	Confirmed	Deaths
Hinds	7110	159
DeSoto	5565	59
Harrison	3853	74
Jackson	3486	70
Madison	3297	88
Rankin	3293	77
Lee	2714	68
Forrest	2478	72
Jones	2475	79
Washington	2238	72
Lafayette	2173	39
Lauderdale	2049	125
Bolivar	1840	66
Oktibbeha	1778	50
Lamar	1700	35
Lowndes	1569	58
Neshoba	1566	104
Panola	1471	29
Sunflower	1465	46
Warren	1405	50
Leflore	1404	81
Pontotoc	1266	16
Pike	1234	51
Monroe	1228	68
Copiah	1184	33
Scott	1174	27
Coahoma	1155	28
Holmes	1096	59
Marshall	1095	17
Lincoln	1090	53
Grenada	1083	36
Yazoo	1059	30
Simpson	1033	46
Union	997	24
Tate	987	37
Leake	953	38
Adams	938	37
Wayne	900	21
Pearl River	883	53
Marion	859	35
Prentiss	855	17
Covington	820	22
Itawamba	815	21
Alcorn	803	11
George	771	13
Newton	770	24
Tallahatchie	770	21
Winston	738	19
Tishomingo	682	38
Chickasaw	679	24
Tippah	669	17
Attala	659	25
Walthall	600	26
Clay	592	18
Clarke	587	46
Hancock	582	22
Jasper	573	15
Noxubee	548	16
Smith	532	15
Calhoun	515	12
Tunica	486	15
Claiborne	463	16
Montgomery	461	20
Lawrence	433	13
Yalobusha	433	14
Perry	423	19
Humphreys	377	15
Greene	375	17
Quitman	373	5
Stone	371	12
Jefferson Davis	341	11
Webster	338	13
Amite	329	10
Carroll	316	12
Wilkinson	305	18
Kemper	289	15
Sharkey	266	13
Jefferson	243	9
Benton	226	3
Franklin	192	3
Choctaw	185	6
Issaquena	104	3
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Confirmed Cases: 134231

Reported Deaths: 2357

County	Confirmed	Deaths
Jefferson	19572	348
Mobile	13320	292
Montgomery	8811	183
Tuscaloosa	8586	117
Madison	7820	78
Shelby	5923	49
Lee	5887	59
Baldwin	5456	50
Marshall	3933	43
Calhoun	3499	42
Etowah	3439	45
Morgan	3273	28
Houston	2802	21
Elmore	2659	47
DeKalb	2406	20
St. Clair	2308	35
Walker	2306	83
Talladega	2146	28
Limestone	2088	20
Cullman	1890	20
Dallas	1783	26
Franklin	1767	29
Autauga	1757	25
Russell	1757	3
Lauderdale	1698	33
Colbert	1641	26
Blount	1608	15
Escambia	1603	24
Chilton	1564	31
Jackson	1560	11
Covington	1385	27
Dale	1358	44
Coffee	1320	6
Pike	1194	10
Chambers	1161	42
Tallapoosa	1156	85
Clarke	1089	16
Marion	957	29
Butler	916	39
Barbour	873	7
Winston	738	12
Marengo	716	20
Pickens	656	14
Lowndes	653	27
Bibb	652	10
Randolph	642	13
Hale	634	28
Lawrence	616	23
Geneva	607	4
Cherokee	603	13
Bullock	599	14
Monroe	584	8
Clay	579	7
Washington	556	13
Perry	541	6
Crenshaw	536	32
Conecuh	535	11
Wilcox	531	11
Henry	493	5
Macon	481	19
Fayette	450	8
Sumter	435	19
Lamar	366	2
Cleburne	364	6
Choctaw	349	12
Greene	303	15
Coosa	168	3
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0