For the first time, a Lexus vehicle will be produced in the United States, Toyota executives announced this morning. Starting in 2015, the ES 350 will have its own new dedicated line at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky (TMMK).
The company will invest $360 million in the Georgetown plant and add 750 new jobs. This move brings Toyota’s total investment in Kentucky to approximately $6.4 billion.
About 50,000 Lexus vehicles a year will roll off the assembly line at TMMK, bringing the plant’s total annual capacity to more than 550,000 vehicles.
“Lexus was founded in the United States, so it’s only fitting that we are bringing the production of luxury sedans for our U.S. customers back to where the brand was born,” said Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corporation, while making the announcement in the United States today. “Today’s announcement is a major step in our Global Vision to make ever better cars and trucks, give regions greater autonomy to make the products their customers want and achieve sustainable growth globally.”
Jim Lentz, Toyota’s chief executive officer for North America, added, “We’re extraordinarily proud to have helped create over 365,000 jobs across the country and to produce so many of the industry’s highest quality vehicles right here in the United States.”
courtesy of lexusnewsroom.com
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