Toyota Announces Record $1.33 Billion Investment in Kentucky Plant; Trump Takes Credit
Toyota has announced a $1.33 billion investment in its sprawling, 7.5 million-square-foot plant in Georgetown, Kentucky, the company’s largest factory in the world. The investment marks the largest of any automaker in Kentucky and the second-largest in state history. The plant will be the first in North America to produce vehicles using the Toyota New […]
Toyota Invests in Safety City Program for Kids
Toyota knows that safety behind the wheel is one of the most important challenges facing the auto industry today. With the number of distractions on the rise thanks to the popularity of smartphones and other devices, programs like Toyota’s TeenDrive365 have been helping kids learn safe driving habits right from the get go for around a […]
Toyota Employee Wins Toyota Camry Hybrid, Georgetown KY’s 10 Millionth Vehicle
Back in June, Toyota built its 10 millionth vehicle at its plant in Georgetown, KY. The vehicle in question was a white Toyota Camry Hybrid, which worked out nicely, since the very first vehicle built at this plant in 1988 was also a white Camry—albeit a non-hybrid, fully-gasoline version. When Georgetown KY’s 10 millionth vehicle […]
Toyota’s Major Milestone: 10 Millionth Vehicle Made in Kentucky
Toyota hit a pretty significant milestone last week. The Japanese automaker’s Georgetown, KY plant rolled out its 10 millionth vehicle since it began producing Toyota models back in 1988. The 10 millionth vehicle made in Kentucky was a white Camry Hybrid, and one Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky (TMMK) employee will drive it home to celebrate […]
Toyota, Kentucky State U Team to Create Toyota Engineering Scholarship
Toyota has announced its partnership with Kentucky State University, one which involves a scholarship program that will help mechanical-engineering students attending the university and, Toyota hopes, persuade them to ultimately bring their talents to their headquarters someday. Vehicles for Road Trips: 2014 Toyota Sienna Named Best Family Car The Toyota Engineering Scholarship program will be […]
Toyota Grants $100,000 to Kentucky Women Remembered Film Project
Just in time for National Women’s History Month and the 50th anniversary of the Kentucky Commission on Women, Toyota has announced that it will be providing a $100,000 grant to the Kentucky Women Remembered film project, which will tell the story of 30 women who are each vital components of the state’s history. Related: Toyota […]
First U.S.-Produced Lexus Assembly Line Construction Begins
Construction is now officially underway on the assembly line in Georgetown, Kentucky that will house the first U.S.-produced Lexus. This significant moment was commemorated on Wednesday by Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK), whose leadership team signed the structure in a symbolic gesture. It was only announced this past April that the Lexus ES350 would […]
Toyota Donates Funds, Laptops to Kentucky’s Black Males Working Academy
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) announced that it has made a donation of $10,500 and 20 laptop computers to the Black Males Working (BMW) Academy, which is a collaborative program among Fayette County, Ky. schools that aims to prepare young African-American males for college and emphasizes the importance of the fields of Math, […]