Nokian to move North America HQ to Nashville

Colchester, Vermont — Nokian Tyres North America is planning to move its headquarters over the coming 12 months from Colchester to Nashville, Tennessee, about 150 miles west of Dayton, Tennessee, where the firm’s parent company is building its first US plant.

It is unclear how many of the 65 employees at the Vermont facility will be relocated, eliminated or remain in Colchester, where the company will retain all or part of the 200,000-sq.-ft. facility as a warehouse and distribution centre.

Hans Dyhrman, Nokian’s director of marketing, said…