• Leading premium exhaust specialist enters its next phase of growth in the USA, with the announcement of Milltek Corporation
  • Company selects Alcoa, Tennessee as the location for a new 35,000sq ft distribution and manufacturing facility
  • With an initial $2.5m capital investment
  • Milltek Sport Corporation will receive a further $8m investment over five years
  • Milltek Sport also confirms its return to Las Vegas’ SEMA Show in November 2022

Milltek Sport has announced it will open a brand-new facility in Alcoa, Tennessee, as part of a major five-year strategic expansion in the USA, with the formation of a new company Milltek Corp.

The brand new Milltek Corp facility opened its doors at start of August with the planned installation of an on-site manufacturing and R&D facility within the next 12-18 months.

Through Milltek Corp, the company will build on two decades of sales growth within the North American market, allowing it to support its existing USA dealership network and welcome more new specialist distribution partners to its portfolio.

Availability of Milltek Sport’s range of premium exhaust systems will increase significantly in North America, while the company continues to develop enhanced products for the latest high performance and prestige vehicles – including the new popular European vehicles like the Land Rover Defender V8, Volkswagen Golf GTI & R, BMW M3/M4 G-series, and rapid growth planned for US Domestic market vehicles such as the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, RAM TRX, Ford Bronco and Jeep Gladiator.

A dedicated US-based customer support network will be on hand for the entire Milltek Corp dealer network, with the announcement coming soon on a new partnership for Milltek Corp also hinting at further growth within its comprehensive product range.

“We’ve worked hard to remain at the forefront of manufacturer trends throughout our 39-year history,” said Steve Pound, Managing Director of Milltek Sport and CEO of Milltek Corp. “From forced induction and electrification, to tighter emission controls, our products continue to offer customers enhanced sound, quality, and durability, without compromising on compliance. The US Domestic Market has always been an exciting one for us, and plans for our next series of first to market systems for the USA are already well underway.”

The new Alcoa facility was selected with the help of the State of Tennessee and Blount Country Economic Development, situated in a prominent and accessible position for courier networks, and close to east coast ports for inbound sea freight. The company says it will create over 35 jobs at the facility over the next three years, with up to 10 new members of the team joining in year one.

Milltek Corp is the company’s second overseas expansion in the last five years, following the opening of Milltek Sport GmbH, its successful German HQ based near the iconic Nürburgring race circuit. The latest move to the USA is expected to mirror the successful growth achieved within central Europe since 2017, aiding diversification into a new market segment.

Visitors at the SEMA Show, held at the Las Vegas Convention Centre from 1st-4th November, will be offered the chance to see meet with the new Milltek Corp team and see the company’s latest range of products for European and US Domestic market vehicles, located on Booth 24967 in the Performance and Racing area of Central Hall. Performance exhaust systems for the Audi RS3 (8Y), Porsche 911 992 GT3 and BMW G-Series plus a several other new releases will be on display, alongside the Milltek Sport Land Rover Defender V8 and Volkswagen Golf R Mk8 demo cars.

About
Founded in 1983 by a true car enthusiast, Milltek Sport has grown to become one of the leading manufacturers of performance exhaust systems for a continually growing range of vehicles.
With headquarters in the UK and an additional development and testing centre at Germany’s iconic Nürburgring race circuit, Milltek designs, develops and tests its range of exhaust systems in-house using state of the art equipment.