Carlex Brings Stability to Nashville Glass Plant

 Employees at the Nashville factory long known as “Ford Glass” are breathing easier now that new ownership is in place. For decades, the facility made windshields and windows exclusively for Ford. Today, the factory was dedicated under its new name: Carlex

The new parent company is a Japanese firm called Central Glass, which has operated its Carlex auto glass plant near Knoxville for twenty years. United Autoworkers director Gary Casteel says that track record is reassuring to workers.

Along with the factory, Carlex bought a distribution center in Lebanon which employs another 100 or so people.