Toyota announced a $282 million investment to expand plant production capabilities in Huntsville, Alabama. The project will create new drivetrain product production lines and more than 350 jobs.
Including this latest investment, the company has put more than $1.7 billion into its Alabama campus. The Huntsville facility is the carmaker's largest engine producer in North America. The site has some 2,000 employees who assembled more than 770,000 engines last year.
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Toyota Alabama supplies engines to seven North American Toyota vehicle plants. The engines are used in the Corolla, Corolla Cross, Highlander, RAV4, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma and Tundra.
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