An auto parts manufacturer in Pell City is laying off 140 employees in the next few months, the company said in a notice to the state. WKW North America LLC plans to start the layoffs on Feb. 7, according to the WARN notice filed Friday with the Alabama Department of Commerce.

An international auto parts manufacturing company will lay off 140 of its employees at their Alabama location in the coming months. WKW North America LLC is the Pell City, Alabama, branch of WKW.group's WKW.

The company has been a major employer in St. Clair County for more than a decade. A company in the automotive field in Pell City is slated to lay off more than 100 employees in the new year. WKW North America LLC is planning 140 layoffs in Pell City starting Feb.