The hard times being experienced by an auto manufacturer prompted an industry leader to address the Shebyville Common Council on what the means locally.

Vice-President of PK USA Bill Kent says Nissan has been in a tailspin.

Kent says PK’s Mississippi plant has been particularly hard hit with the cutback’s following poor sales of the Nissan Titan.  Jobs there have been reduced by about a third.

Kent says now PK looks to new business.  And there has been success there which is good news for the Shelbyville facility.

Kent notes PK is stable after 30 years in the Shebyville community and is actually hiring at key positions.

Kent noted PK’s efforts to diversify compared to the city’s loss of hundreds of jobs in 2009 when Meridian Automotive closed following GM’s announced bankruptcy.