It previously produced the Sienna minivan, Venza crossover, and Camry Solara coupe and convertible. It presently builds the Avalon sedan, Camry sedan, and Lexus ES sedan and RAV4 Hybrid for the 2020 Model Year. It also has some of the most-experienced Toyota team members in the world." Daniel Lowry, a spokesperson for the Kentucky Cabinet of Economic Development, gave credit to the high quality of Kentucky's workforce, saying Lexus wanted its best people involved in the first U.S. So in a way, for manufacturing, Kentucky is Toyota's home. "It is also fitting that we chose Kentucky because it was Toyota's first stand-alone plant in America. customers back to where the brand was born," said Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corporation. "Lexus was founded in the United States, so it is only fitting that we are bringing the production of luxury sedans for our U.S. Toyota invested $360 million to accommodate the additional work. TMMK began the production of the Lexus ES sedan beginning in October 2015, adding 50,000 vehicles annually and 750 jobs to the facility. Employees improved the production process. In the beginning, the engines were manufactured at Toyota Kamigo plant in Toyota City, Japan and shipped to TMMK however, an on-site engine plant was added from 1988 to 1992, increasing the American content to 75%. The first vehicle rolled off the production line on May 26, 1988, a prototype 1989 model 4-cylinder Camry. Instead the news was leaked early by Sen. The company had planned to announce it was establishing a plant in Georgetown, Kentucky (then known as Toyota Motor Manufacturing USA) and another in Cambridge, Ontario as Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada in news conferences on Decemin Kentucky and December 12 in Canada. Īfter those early ventures, Toyota was ready to establish wholly-owned manufacturing factories in North America. The Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan has been active in the North American market since 1957, made it's manufacturing investment in North America in 1972 with the establishment of a company now known as Toyota Auto Body California, and established its first production line in the US in 1986 at NUMMI (New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.), a joint-venture with General Motors.
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