Toyota North American vehicle production sets record in 2013

(January 10, 2014) ERLANGER, Ky. — There’s a reason you might be seeing more Toyotas on the road.  The automaker of the best-selling car in America, the Toyota Camry, produced at record levels in 2013 surpassing 2012 production volumes. Toyota built 1,857,695 vehicles, a 5 percent increase and 1,715,709 engines, a 3 percent increase from 2012 at its 14 manufacturing facilities in North America.

“Production is a direct reflection of a growing market and our focus on building cars and trucks that exceed our customers’ expectations,” said Osamu “Simon” Nagata, president and CEO of Toyota Motor Engineering North America. “As we look at 2014 and beyond we’ll continue to deliver products with the highest safety, quality, design and value.”

2013 marked the following completed capacity increase projects adding a total of 880 new jobs at Toyota’s:

    • Indiana plant boosting Highlander production, including hybrid and export versions, by 50,000;
    • Kentucky plant increasing 4-cylinder engine production by more than 100,000;
    • Woodstock, Ontario plant raising RAV4 annual capacity from 150,000 to 200,000 vehicles.
 
2014 will mark capacity increases at Toyota’s plants for:

    • Highlander in late 2014, a 15,000 unit increase in Indiana; 
    • V6 engine production, more than 215,000 units in Alabama;
    • Lexus RX350 gas and hybrid models produced in Cambridge, Ontario; approximately 30,000 units;
    • Automatic transmission (6 speed) production in West Virginia with the addition of a new 240,000 unit capacity line.     

Over the past 26 months, Toyota has announced new investment of $2.1 billion into its North American manufacturing operations and has committed to boosting employment by 4,000 at its facilities.
 
Currently exporting to 23 countries, Toyota’s U.S. manufacturing operations continue to grow as a key supplier of high quality cars and trucks for global markets. In 2014, Toyota will continue to explore more opportunities to expand this side of the business.