akebono elizabethtown plant exterior
- Conroy Delouche, WDRB
- Updated
Akebono plans to close its Elizabethtown, Ky. plant in December 2025.Â
Conroy Delouche, WDRBAs featured on
Akebono Brake Industry Co. employs 629 people making brakes at the plant at 300 Ring Road in Elizabethtown.
The Japanese company said the closure is a result of a decline in business in the United States.
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