On October 10, 2017, Governor Bill Hassam of the State of Tennessee visited Korea to discuss the automotive industry with mid-sized companies.

Tennessee governor mentioned that in Tennessee, global automakers such as GM, Volkswagen, Toyota and Nissan have production bases that can be expected to provide infrastructure and synergy for related industries

This discussion was attended by the CEOs of Keyyang Precision Co., Ltd., erae Automotive Systems Co., Ltd., Samkee Automotive Co., Ltd., and Taeyang Metal Industrial Co. Ltd. .