Toyota North America and Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama, Inc. recently invested $147 million into their Huntsville plant so that U.S. four cylinders can be produced. Clearly done to reduce export costs, the latest addition to the plant will be alongside the already existing V6 and V8 assembly lines. The engine will be found under the hood of numerous U.S. Toyotas, including the all-new 2012 Camry, Venza, RAV4, Sienna and Highlander. Joining the extra output will be newly created jobs: 240 of them.
“Engines now produced in Huntsville will go into eight Toyota models assembled in North America, furthering our commitment to localizing production. And by adding four-cylinder engines to TMMAL’s mix, we will be better prepared to react to changes in market demand,” said Toyota Motor Corporation Executive Vice President and Representative Director, Atsushi Niimi. Toyota’s plan for Huntsville is an annual four cylinder output of 216,000. With that, total engine output should be 506,000 units annually. The plant will supply engines to almost every future North American Toyota car and truck.
Source: Toyota
