Toyota Invests $461 Million in Kentucky Plant
The automaker estimates that by the time TMMK is fully prepared for the next generation of cars, it will have invested more than $8.5 billion
13th Million Toyota Rolls Off Kentucky Assembly Line
Toyota’s Georgetown campus spans 1,300 acres and represents an $8 billion investment that is home to over 10,000 Kentucky-based employees
Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Production Begins in Kentucky
Toyota RAV4 Hybrid production has begun at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, the company’s Georgetown-based plant. Best-known for producing the top-selling Camry and the full-size Avalon sedan, TMMK now produces four electrified vehicles, including the Avalon Hybrid, Camry Hybrid, and Lexus ES 300h. In 2019, RAV4 Hybrid sales surged 92.3 percent, helping the RAV4 become America’s […]
Toyota Helps Fund $150,000 to Kentucky Schools for STEM
Toyota and Project Lead The Way (PTLW) have awarded $150,000 in grants to eleven K-12 schools in Central Kentucky, which will go toward preparing students for the next-generation of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) jobs. Though this grant, provided by the Toyota USA Foundation, was specific to Kentucky schools, it follows a $2 million […]
2018 Toyota Camry Rolls Off the Production Line in Kentucky
The very first 2018 Toyota Camry has rolled off the production line today in Georgetown, Kentucky, becoming the first vehicle in North America designed and manufactured with the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA). The new Camry represents the start of the car’s eighth generation and the team members at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky (TMMK) are […]
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 […]
Kentucky Toyota Assembly Plant Tour Visitor Info & Review
Georgetown, Kentucky is home to the country’s largest Toyota manufacturing facility. Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc.–known as TMMK and built in 1988–constructs 2,000 vehicles and engines daily in its 7.5 million square foot facility. And as a guest of TMMK, you have the opportunity to view production. Address: 1001 Cherry Blossom Way, Georgetown, Kentucky 40324 Directions: Take I-75 to […]
Toyota Builds New Product Engineering Campus in Kentucky
Toyota has been all about expansion lately. Already this year, the automaker has broken ground on its new headquarters in Texas and an expansion of the Toyota Technical Center in Michigan. The latest project involves a new product engineering campus in Georgetown, Kentucky, and construction began at the site yesterday using—you guessed it—a 2015 Toyota […]
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 […]
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, […]
Toyota Invests $383M across U.S. Production Plants
The investment will go toward creating or expanding production lines for four-cylinder engines with options for hybrid-electric vehicles
Toyota Commits $110 Million to PreK-12 STEM Education
In its goal to meet student and family needs, it features not just after-school programs and a community center, but also a food pantry.
Toyota Will Build New Battery Plant in North Carolina
It will have four production lines, each of which will be able to produce enough lithium-ion batteries for 200,000 vehicles
Toyota Will Now Make and Sell Fuel Cell Modules for Big Rigs
A single module weighs 1,400 pounds and can generates up to 160 kW of continuous power, enough to tow about 80,000 pounds of cargo for up to 300 miles
Toyota Celebrates 10th Million Camry in Georgetown
The Toyota Camry was introduced to the United States in 1983 and has since been the bestselling passenger car in the country more often than not