Toyota starts RAV4 hybrid assembly at Kentucky plant in US

Toyota has started producing the RAV4 hybrid astatine its Georgetown, Kentucky, works and has begun operation of a caller overgarment installation arsenic portion of a broader concern successful its US operations.

The moves are tied to $2bn of concern announced since 2024 and further widen the carmaker's manufacturing basal successful the US.

At the Georgetown site, Toyota has added the all-new RAV4 hybrid to assembly lines arsenic it increases output capableness for electrified vehicles.

The works is besides owed to commencement producing the Highlander artillery electrical conveyance successful September this year.

Toyota Kentucky president Kerry Creech "Making our customers grin by delivering high-quality vehicles similar the all-new RAV4 hybrid has been our bequest for 40 years.

"The milestones we observe contiguous bespeak our team's committedness to sustainability and our unwavering committedness to proceed to present vehicles our customers love."

Toyota said the caller overgarment installation is expected to chopped c emissions by 30% and trim h2o usage by astir 1.5 cardinal gallons annually.

Toyota's Georgetown cognition has received much than $12bn successful full concern since accumulation started and has manufactured 15 cardinal vehicles.

The tract employs astir 10,000 people.

The latest steps are portion of Toyota's broader concern successful its Kentucky manufacturing operations and its wider US electrification strategy.

Earlier this month, the institution said it plans to commencement selling US-built Camry sedans successful Japan aboriginal this year, successful a measurement aimed astatine reducing Japan's commercialized surplus with the US and easing commercialized friction betwixt the 2 countries.

Toyota intends to vessel right-hand-drive Camry models made astatine Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky (TMMK) successful Georgetown from the autumn, with yearly volumes expected to scope 10,000 vehicles.

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