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Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) just raised the first steel column of its future assembly line of the first US-made Lexus vehicle.
Aligning with its continuous strategy to assemble vehicles in the markets where its customers live, Toyota announced last April to localize the production of the successful Japan-made Lexus ES 350 in the US.
“Today’s milestone is symbolic of the bright future that lies ahead of us,” said Wil James, president of Toyota’s Kentucky plant. “We’re proud of our long history of building world-class vehicles in the Bluegrass, and look forward to raising the bar once again by adding Lexus to our lineup of Kentucky-made products.”
The new production line for the ES will create 750 new jobs in the Bluegrass. The production is set to begin in the fall of 2015, planning to assemble around 50,000 units per year in Gerorgetown.
“Today’s milestone is symbolic of the bright future that lies ahead of us,” said Wil James, president of Toyota’s Kentucky plant. “We’re proud of our long history of building world-class vehicles in the Bluegrass, and look forward to raising the bar once again by adding Lexus to our lineup of Kentucky-made products.”
The new production line for the ES will create 750 new jobs in the Bluegrass. The production is set to begin in the fall of 2015, planning to assemble around 50,000 units per year in Gerorgetown.
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