If that guy actually said those things, he will be fired. Period. And should be. One should never piss in one's own rice bowl.
Here's the list of all Toyota manufacturing operations in North America. Their headquarters is in the South, for goodness sake. Their largest plant (Princeton, IN) is within spitting distance of the Ohio River. You might notice they already have a plant in Huntsville, Alabama.
MANUFACTURING
Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Headquartered in Erlanger, Kentucky. Established in 1996.
TMMNA serves as headquarters for Toyota’s growing manufacturing activities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
TABC, Inc.
Manufacturing plant in Long Beach, California. Established 1972.
TABC, Toyota’s first North America manufacturing plant, produces sheet metal components, steering columns, catalytic converters, and coated catalytic substrates for Toyota’s North American manufacturing facilities and for export to Japan. TABC also assembles commercial trucks for Hino Motors to be sold in North America. In 2005, the plant expects to have a capacity of 4,000 units and an estimated 10,000 trucks by 2006.
New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.
Manufacturing plant in Fremont, California. Established in 1984.
NUMMI, a Toyota/General Motors joint venture, manufactures the Corolla and Tacoma for Toyota, and the Pontiac Vibe for General Motors. The plant has an annual capacity of 390,000 vehicles.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc.
Manufacturing plant in Georgetown, Kentucky. Established in 1986.
TMMK, Toyota’s largest manufacturing facility outside of Japan, builds the Avalon, Camry, and Camry Solara coupe and convertible, as well as 4-cylinder and V6 engines and powertrain parts. The plant has an annual capacity of 500,000 vehicles and 500,000 engines.
Bodine Aluminum, Inc.
Manufacturing plants in St. Louis and Troy, Missouri and Jackson, Tennessee. Established in 1912 and purchased by Toyota in 1990.
The St. Louis plant manufactures engine brackets and carrier covers. The Troy plant manufactures cylinder heads, cylinder blocks, intake manifolds, and engine brackets. In late 2005, Bodine will begin production of aluminum engine blocks at its third plant in Jackson, Tennessee.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc.
Manufacturing plant in Princeton, Indiana. Established 1996.
TMMI produces the Tundra full-size pickup, the Sequoia full-size sport utility vehicle and the Sienna minivan, with a total annual capacity of 300,000 units.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, West Virginia, Inc.
Manufacturing plant in Buffalo, West Virginia. Established 1996.
TMMWV manufactures 4-cylinder engines for the Corolla, Matrix and Pontiac Vibe; V6 engines for the Sienna and Lexus RX 330; and five-speed transmissions for the Camry, Sienna and RX 330. TMMWV has an annual capacity to build more than 550,000 engines and 360,000 automatic transmissions. TMMWV will begin producing automatic transmission gears in 2006.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama, Inc.
Manufacturing plant in Huntsville, Alabama. Established in 2001.
TMMAL manufactures V8 engines for the Tundra. The plant has an annual capacity of 120,000 engines. It is the first Toyota plant outside of Japan to build a V8 engine. In 2005, TMMAL will begin production of V6 engines for the Tacoma and Tundra, with an additional capacity of 130,000 engines. In 2006, the plant will increase capacity of V8 engines by another 150,000, bringing total capacity to 400,000 units.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas, Inc.
Manufacturing plant in San Antonio, Texas. Established in 2003.
In fall of 2006, TMMTX will begin production of the Tundra full-size pickup. The plant’s annual capacity will be 150,000 trucks.
Canadian Autoparts Toyota, Inc.
Manufacturing plant in Delta, British Columbia. Established in 1983.
CAPTIN manufactures aluminum alloy wheels for the North American and Japanese markets. The plant has an annual capacity of 1.45 million wheels.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Inc.
Manufacturing plant in Cambridge, Ontario. Established in 1986.
TMMC builds the Corolla, Matrix and Lexus RX 330 for North America. Four-cylinder 1.8-liter engines for the Corolla and Matrix are also assembled at TMMC. It is the first plant outside of Japan to produce Lexus vehicles and has an annual capacity of 250,000 vehicles and 150,000 engines.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Baja California
Manufacturing plant in Baja California, Mexico. Established in 2002.
TMMBC builds Tacoma pickup trucks and Tacoma truck beds. The plant has an annual capacity of 180,000 truck beds and 30,000 Tacoma pickup trucks. The truck beds are used in production both at TMMBC and NUMMI.
TSSC, Inc.
Headquartered in Erlanger, Kentucky. Established in 2002.
TSSC is a resource for companies across North America interested in Toyota Production System (TPS) as a way to strengthen the quality and efficiency of their production systems.
