Two vehicle producers have announced manufacturing investments to be made in the United States with a combined total of more than USD1 billion.The investments by Detroit-based General Motors (GM) and the Japan based Toyota Group involve six existing facilities, most of which have metals intensive aspects to their operations.
GM (General Motors):
- Investment: $250 million at Parma Metal Center, Ohio
- Purpose: Increase sheet metal stamping to support assembly plants in Kansas, Michigan, and Tennessee
- Recycling: Generates steel, plastic films, and old corrugated containers (OCC)
- Total 2025 investment: ~$5.5 billion for ICE and EV production
Toyota:
- Total investment: $912 million in facilities across Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, and West Virginia
- Key projects:
- Blue Springs, MS: Assembly of hybrid-electric Corolla
- Troy, MO: Cylinder head production using recycled aluminum
- Jackson, TN: New lines for transaxle cases, housings, and engine blocks; capacity up ~500,000 units/year
- Georgetown, KY: New machining line for four-cylinder hybrid engines
- Buffalo, WV: Increased assembly for hybrid engines, transaxles, and rear motor stators
Senior vice president Kevin Voelkel stated“Customers are embracing Toyota’s hybrid vehicles, and our U.S. manufacturing teams are gearing up to meet that growing demand.Toyota’s philosophy is to build where we sell, and by adding more American jobs and investing across our U.S. footprint, we continue to stay true to that philosophy.”
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