Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky announced $1 billion in investments across its Kentucky and Indiana operations as the automotive plant celebrated 40 years in Scott County.
The company announced $800 million to prepare the plant for its second battery electric vehicle. The three-row Highlander, the company’s first EV SUV, will be built this fall in Georgetown.
Nearly 10,000 employees work at the facility. Those team members commute into Scott County from 80 of Kentucky’s 120 counties.
The company announced $4 million to expand STEM learning and resources for Scott and Fayette County students.
The company awarded Eastern Kentucky University $400,000 to support the school’s manufacturing engineering program.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky has become the company’s largest manufacturing plant in the world.
Source: WBKO
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