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Mississippi-made products such as luxury furniture, petroleum items, cotton and paper are finding their way to out the US each year. And now the 2014 Toyota Corolla will add up, with the automaker officially declaring it up for export recently.
At a ceremony yesterday, Toyota Mississippi put out the first 2014 Corolla intended for export towards clients in Central and South America as well as the Caribbean.
“Since 2011, Mississippians have been successfully producing Toyota’s best-selling model globally, the Corolla, for the U.S. market. Today, Toyota once again puts Mississippi on the world’s stage with the rollout of the first export vehicle manufactured at the Blue Springs facility,” Miss. Gov. Phil Bryant said. “This new export opportunity further strengthens Mississippi’s growing automotive industry and position in the Southern Automotive Corridor, while also demonstrating to the world that Mississippi has the talented workforce needed to build top-quality vehicles.”
The automaker said that around 7,500 Mississippi-built Corollas will be exported this year to 18 countries in Central and South America, as well as the Caribbean. The number will add up to more than 120,000 units Toyota exports each year. In 2013, more than 130,000 vehicles found their way to new owners across the border, representing a 5 percent increase from 2012.
“Since 2011, Mississippians have been successfully producing Toyota’s best-selling model globally, the Corolla, for the U.S. market. Today, Toyota once again puts Mississippi on the world’s stage with the rollout of the first export vehicle manufactured at the Blue Springs facility,” Miss. Gov. Phil Bryant said. “This new export opportunity further strengthens Mississippi’s growing automotive industry and position in the Southern Automotive Corridor, while also demonstrating to the world that Mississippi has the talented workforce needed to build top-quality vehicles.”
The automaker said that around 7,500 Mississippi-built Corollas will be exported this year to 18 countries in Central and South America, as well as the Caribbean. The number will add up to more than 120,000 units Toyota exports each year. In 2013, more than 130,000 vehicles found their way to new owners across the border, representing a 5 percent increase from 2012.
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