Toyota's North American Vehicle Production Surpasses 1.55 Million Units in 2005
Vehicle Production Increases Eight Percent; Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc.'s production tops 509,000 units
ERLANGER, Ky., Jan. 16 -- Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TMMNA) announced today that the company produced 1,558,828 vehicles and 1,295,227 engines at its North American manufacturing facilities in 2005. Both figures represent new record production levels for Toyota, which began North American production in 1985 and has been growing ever since.
As part of Toyota's localization efforts in North America, TMMNA made the following announcements in 2005:
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing, West Virginia, Inc. (TMMWV) announced a
$120 million expansion of its engine and transmission plant while
boosting employment by 150. It will build 240,000 additional automatic
transmissions per year. (April)
- Bodine Aluminum announced a $40 million expansion of its Jackson,
Tennessee facility. The expansion will allow Bodine to cast aluminum
cases and housings for additional transmissions at TMMWV. Employment
increased by 20. (May)
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) announced plans to
produce Toyota's first hybrid in North America -- the Camry hybrid --
starting in late 2006. (May)
- Canadian Autoparts Toyota, Inc. (CAPTIN) announced a $31.6 million
expansion to produce 1.68 million aluminum wheels per year. (June)
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Inc. (TMMC) announced a $650 million
investment to build a new vehicle manufacturing plant in nearby
Woodstock, Ontario to employ 1,300. The plant will build the Toyota
RAV4 starting in 2008. (June)
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas, Inc. (TMMTX) announced an additional
$50 million investment and 50,000 capacity unit increase; total
investment of $850 million and total capacity of 200,000 units.
(August)
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama, Inc. (TMMAL) began production of
V6 engines following an investment of $20 million and an additional 150
jobs. (August)
- Bodine Aluminum began engine block production at its new Jackson,
Tennessee plant with a $164 million investment and 220 employees.
Bodine will eventually cast about one million engine blocks annually.
(November)
In 2006, the following projects will come on line:
- TMMAL will expand to increase V8 engine production. Once complete, the
plant will have 800 team members and investment will total $490
million. Production is scheduled to begin in late 2006.
- TMMWV will begin producing gears for automatic transmissions that will
add 150 employees and a $120 million investment. Production is
scheduled to begin sometime in 2006.
- TMMK will begin production of the next generation Camry in February and
Toyota's first hybrid produced in North America -- the Camry hybrid --
later this year.
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana (TMMI) and TMMTX will begin
production of the next generation Tundra later this year.
Toyota North American Vehicle Production - 2005
Manufacturing Site Model # Units
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) Avalon 108,637
Camry 356,497
Solara 43,993
Total 509,127
New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI)* Corolla 186,128
Tacoma 168,926
Total 355,054
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Canada, Inc. (TMMC) Corolla 152,497
Matrix 80,397
RX 330 73,099
Total 305,993
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc. (TMMI) Tundra 127,421
Sequoia 44,863
Sienna 192,700
Total 364,984
Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Baja California
(TMMBC) Tacoma 23,670
Total 23,670
Total 2005 North American Vehicle Production* 1,558,828
* Note: Totals do not include General Motors vehicles built at New United
Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI), a joint-venture between Toyota and
General Motors in Fremont, California. In 2005, NUMMI manufactured
62,321 Pontiac Vibe vehicles.
Toyota North American Engine Production - 2005
Manufacturing Site Engine # Units
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky,
Inc. (TMMK) 4-cylinder 316,129
V6 128,103
Total Engine Production 444,232
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, West
Virginia, Inc. (TMMWV) 4-cylinder 234,446
V6 229,944
Total Engine Production 464,390
Automatic Transmission 394,518
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Inc.
(TMMC) 4-cylinder (assembly) 217,779
Total Engine Production 217,779
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama,
Inc. (TMMAL) V6 (assembly) 53,021
V8 115,805
Total Engine Production 168,826
Total 2005 North American Engine
Production 1,295,227
In addition to the above mentioned plants, Bodine Aluminum, Inc., in Jackson, Tennessee and Troy and St. Louis, Missouri, cast aluminum parts such as cylinder heads, intake manifolds and engine blocks. TABC, Inc. in Long Beach, California, manufactures truck beds, catalytic converters, coated substrates and steering columns, along with Hino Trucks. Canadian Autoparts Toyota, Inc. (CAPTIN) in Delta, British Columbia, produces aluminum wheels.
By 2008, Toyota will have the annual capacity to build 1.81 million cars and trucks, 1.44 million engines, and 600,000 automatic transmissions in North America. The company's direct employment is 38,000, with direct investment of nearly $16.3 billion. In addition, Toyota's annual purchasing of parts, materials, goods and services from North American suppliers totals more than $26 billion. Toyota's North American-produced vehicles include the Avalon, Camry, Corolla, Matrix, Sienna, Solara, Sequoia, Tacoma, Tundra, and the Lexus RX330.
