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Toyota Powers On New North Carolina Automotive Battery Plant

05.02.2025 - 08:49:28

Toyota Powers On New North Carolina Automotive Battery Plant. Shipments for North American electrified vehicles to begin in April 2025

Toyota City, Japan, Feb 5, 2025 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina (TBMNC), Toyota's first in-house battery manufacturing plant outside Japan, is ready to begin production and will start shipping batteries for North American electrified vehicles in April.

The nearly $14 billion battery facility, Toyota's 11th manufacturing plant in the United States, will produce batteries for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs) supported by 5,000 jobs.

The new battery plant is part of Toyota's "best-in-town" approach?investing and producing locally, contributing to the local community and offering products tailored to local needs through a multi-pathway strategy. To date, Toyota's total U.S. investment stands at $49 billion, which supports more than 280,000 jobs in the industry. As a member of America's business community, Toyota will continue to contribute to the region through job creation and investment.

TBMNC Overview

Company name: Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina

Established: November 2021

Plant President: Sean Suggs

Equity: Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (TMNA) 90%, Toyota Tsusho 10%

No. of employees: Approx. 5,000 (planned)

Business: Manufacture of automotive batteries

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Source: Toyota Motor Corporation

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