Overview
- Toyota allocated funds to five plants, including $453 million for Buffalo, WV (80 jobs), $204.4 million for Georgetown, KY (82 jobs), $125 million for Blue Springs, MS, $71.4 million for Jackson, TN (33 jobs), and $57.1 million for Troy, MO (57 jobs).
- New hybrid-focused lines are slated to launch between 2027 and 2028, with Blue Springs projected to build the first U.S.-assembled Corolla Hybrid in early 2028.
- Capacity additions include three new lines in Jackson expected to add nearly 500,000 units annually and a new line in Troy to produce more than 200,000 cylinder heads per year.
- The initiative advances Toyota’s up-to-$10 billion U.S. manufacturing pledge over five years and complements the newly opened Liberty, North Carolina battery facility.
- Toyota says electrified models account for nearly half of its U.S. sales, with executives citing strong hybrid demand as the driver for the investment.