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Toyota Powers On New North Carolina Automotive Battery Plant

News Provided by JCN Newswire2025-02-05

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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