Toyota is expanding production capacity at its Huntsville, Alabama, facility, the automaker announced in a June 5 press release.
The $282 million investment will add new production lines for drivetrain products and more than 350 new jobs, the company said. Following the expansion, Toyota’s total investment into the 1.3 million-square-foot plant will have grown to more than $1.7 billion since its opening in 2001.
Toyota Alabama, the company’s largest engine producer in North America, currently supplies engines to seven Toyota vehicle plants on the continent. The engines, assembled by 2,000 workers in Huntsville, power the Corolla, Corolla Cross, Highlander, RAV4, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma and Tundra vehicle models.
“Thanks to our Alabama team members’ daily commitment to quality and continuous improvement, we know they can rise to the challenge of all-new production lines,” Toyota Alabama President Jason Puckett said in a statement. “The new lines will further increase the plant’s flexibility and reaffirm Toyota’s commitment to our team and community.”
Toyota has announced several other major U.S. plant investments this year, including $1.3 billion in Georgetown, Kentucky, and $1.4 billion in Princeton, Indiana, to build new, all-electric SUVs.
Last year, the company announced an additional $8 billion investment in its upcoming Liberty, North Carolina battery plant. The factory is expected to begin production next year.
