More Than Two Million Toyotas Built in North America in 2015 for the First Time

ERLANGER, Ky. (Jan. 8, 2016) – 2015 marked record production for Toyota with 2,035,028 vehicles and 1,933,702 engines produced in North America. Key drivers for increased production include low fuel prices, a healthier economy and strong customer demand for Corolla, Camry, RAV4 and Tacoma.

“Our products are a direct reflection of our team members’ dedication and talent,” said Jim Lentz, CEO of Toyota North America. “Each vehicle that rolls off the line is an example of our commitment to safety, quality, value and above all our relentless focus to exceed customers’ expectations.”

2015 production location milestones:

Kentucky: produced the first “U.S. built” Lexus. A $360 million investment, the introduction of the ES 350 generated 750 new jobs;
Texas: began production of the all-new Tacoma in San Antonio;
Indiana: produced its 4 millionth vehicle;
Alabama: boosted V6 engine production and built its 4 millionth engine;
Mississippi: rolled off its 500,000^th Corolla;
Mexico: Toyota’s full assembly plant in Baja California began a three crew/three shift operation to meet increased demand of the all-new Tacoma. In addition, Mazda began production of Scion iA and Yaris in Salamanca, Guanajuato.

2016 marks:

Anniversaries for Ontario (Cambridge facility turns 30); Kentucky (30), Indiana (20); West Virginia (20), Alabama (15) and Mississippi (5);
The groundbreaking of Toyota’s 15^th state of the art manufacturing facility in Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato which is scheduled to begin Corolla production in 2019.

Toyota produces 14 models in North America including: Avalon, Camry, Corolla, Highlander, RAV4, Scion iA, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma, Tundra, Lexus RX 350, Lexus ES 350, Venza and Yaris; and directly employs nearly 40,000 in the region.

Toyota North American Vehicle Production
Manufacturing Site	Model	2014	2015
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK)	Avalon	56,975	56,928
	Avalon Hybrid	15,302	12,159
	Camry	312,909	332,588
	Camry Hybrid	40,519	32,811
	Venza	40,006	19,094
	ES 350	–	4,088
	Total	465,711	457,668
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc. (TMMI)	Highlander	177,253	192,905
	Highlander Hybrid	5,224	5,422
	Sequoia	23,130	22,842
	Sienna	143,915	154,478
	Total	349,522	375,647
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi, Inc. (TMMMS)	Corolla	189,314	190,514
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi, Inc. (TMMMS)	Total	189,314	190,514
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas, Inc. (TMMTX)	Tacoma	105,796	110,911
	Tundra	130,872	121,999
	Total	236,668	232,910
Subaru Indiana Automotive, Inc. (SIA)	Camry	93,476	79,843
Subaru Indiana Automotive, Inc. (SIA)	Total	93,476	79,843
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Inc. (TMMC)	Corolla	242,465	252,362
	Matrix	4,913	–
	RX 350	95,455	87,974
	RX 450 Hybrid	8,793	8,076
	RAV4	226,783	242,311
	RAV4 Hybrid	1,002	–
	Total	579,411	590,723
Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Baja California (TMMBC)	Tacoma	71,399	82,328
Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Baja California (TMMBC)	Total	71,399	82,328
Mazda Motor Manufacturing de Mexico S.A. de C.V. (MMVO)	Scion iA / Toyota Yaris	–	25,395
Mazda Motor Manufacturing de Mexico S.A. de C.V. (MMVO)	Total	–	25,395
Total North American Vehicle Production	Grand Total	1,985,501	2,035,028

Toyota’s North American Vehicle Production – five year history:

Year	Vehicle Production	YOY Change
2015	2,035,028	2%
2014	1,985,501	7%
2013	1,857,695	5%
2012	1,776,243	41%
2011	1,255,635	(14%)

Toyota North American Engine Production
Manufacturing Site	Engine	2015
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK)	4-cylinder*	401,149
	V6	207,745
	Total	608,894
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, West Virginia, Inc. (TMMWV)**	4-cylinder	442,967
	V6	250,211
	Total	693,178
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama, Inc. (TMMAL)	4-cylinder	277,530
	V6	209,078
	V8	145,022
	Total	631,630
Total 2014 North American Engine Production	Grand Total	1,933,702

^{*Includes hybrid engine production
**TMMWV’s total 6 speed automatic transmission production for 2015 was 732,164}

In addition to the above mentioned plants, Toyota subsidiary Bodine Aluminum, Inc., in Tennessee and Missouri, casts aluminum parts such as cylinder heads, engine brackets and engine blocks. TABC, Inc. in Long Beach, California, produces stamped/welded parts and steering columns. Canadian Autoparts Toyota Inc. (CAPTIN) in Delta, British Columbia, produces aluminum wheels.

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About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM), the world's top automaker and creator of the Prius and the Mirai fuel cell vehicle, is committed to building vehicles for the way people live through our Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands. Over the past 50 years, we’ve built more than 30 million cars and trucks in North America, where we operate 14 manufacturing plants (10 in the U.S.) and directly employ more than 42,000 people (more than 33,000 in the U.S.). Toyota operates 1,800 North American dealerships (1,500 in the U.S. alone which sold almost 2.5 million cars and trucks in 2015) – and about 80 percent of all Toyota vehicles sold over the past 20 years are still on the road today.

Toyota partners with philanthropic organizations across the country, with a focus on education, safety and the environment. As part of this commitment, we share the company’s extensive know-how garnered from building great cars and trucks to help community organizations and other nonprofits expand their ability to do good. For more information about Toyota, visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.

Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA), headquartered in Erlanger, KY., is responsible for Toyota’s engineering design, development, R&D and manufacturing activities in North America. TEMA’s Toyota Technical Center (TTC) operates engineering, research and development facilities in Ann Arbor, MI, including Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center (CSRC).