Toyota Motor North America
Toyota Motor North America, Inc. is a holding company of sales and manufacturing subsidiaries of Toyota Motor Corporation in the United States.[1] Its services include government and regulatory affairs, energy, economic research, philanthropy, corporate advertising and corporate communications. The company is headquartered in Plano, TX with additional offices in Torrance, CA, Georgetown, KY, Washington, District Of Columbia, Ann Arbor, MI, New York City, NY, San Ramon, CA, and other regional offices. Toyota Motor North America, Inc. operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation.
Type | Subsidiary |
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Founded | 1957 Torrance, California |
Headquarters | Plano, Texas |
Key people | Jim Lentz, CEO |
Products | Toyota and Lexus products sold in the United States market |
Parent | Toyota Motor Corporation |
Website | Toyota USA Toyota USA Corporate Lexus USA |
Shareholders
- Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan) (100%)
Holdings
Sales and service
- Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.
- Toyota Financial Services
- Toyota Production System Support Center, Inc.
- Toyota Canada Inc.
- Toyota Credit Canada Inc.
- Toyota Motor Sales de México, S. de R.L. de C.V.
- Toyota Services de México
- Toyota de Puerto Rico, Corp.
Engineering and Manufacturing
Toyota Motor North America operates 15 manufacturing facilities in North America.[2]
Facility | Location | Established | Products produced | Employees |
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TABC (Toyota Auto Body California) | Long Beach, California | 1972 | Produces sheet metal and aluminum components, subassemblies, steering columns, catalytic converters, and other parts | 293 |
Canadian Autoparts Toyota | Delta, British Columbia | 1983 | Produces dies and aluminum wheel rims | 157 |
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky | Georgetown, Kentucky | 1986 | Assembles Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Lexus ES and produces engines | 8,059 |
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada | Cambridge and Woodstock, Ontario | 1986 | Assembles RAV4, RAV4 Hybrid, Lexus RX 350 and Lexus RX 450h. | 9,000 |
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Missouri | St. Louis and Troy, Missouri | 1990 | Produces engine and transmission components | 1,300 |
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Tennessee | Jackson, Tennessee | |||
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana | Princeton, Indiana | 1996 | Assembles Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Sequoia, and Sienna | 7,296 |
Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia | Buffalo, West Virgina | 1996 | Produces engines and transmissions | 1,392 |
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama | Huntsville, Alabama | 2001 | Produces engines | 1,100 |
Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Baja California | Tijuana, Baja California | 2002 | Assembles Tacoma and produces truck beds | 2,021 |
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas | San Antonio, Texas | 2003 | Assembles Tundra and Tacoma | 2,542 |
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi | Blue Springs, Mississippi | 2007 | Assembles Corolla | 1,741 |
Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Guanajuato | Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato | 2019 | Assembles Tacoma | 1,073 |
Mazda Toyota Manufacturing USA (50% joint venture with Mazda) |
Huntsville, Alabama | 2021 | Will assemble future crossover SUV | 4,000 |
Research and development
- TRI, Inc.
- TRD USA, Inc.
- Toyota Canada Cold Research Centre
- Toyota Technical Center w/ offices located in Gardena, California, York Charter Township, Michigan, near Ann Arbor,[3] and Saline. Toyota also has a facility in Ann Arbor Township.[4]
Design
Products Sold
In North America, Toyota sells a wide range of vehicles, including sedans, pickup trucks, a minivan, SUVs, and crossover SUVs. Reflecting the preferences of the market, the Toyota RAV4, a compact crossover SUV is the company's best-selling vehicle in North America. Overall, the RAV4 is the fourth best-selling vehicle in North America and the best selling vehicle that's not a full-size pickup truck.[5] Meanwhile, the Toyota Corolla, a compact sedan that is the best selling vehicle in the world, ranks as Toyota's third best-selling vehicle in North America, behind the Toyota Camry, a mid-size sedan.[5][6]
Current Toyota products
Model | Class | Propulsion | Final assembly location |
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4Runner | Mid-size SUV | Gasoline | Aichi, Japan |
86 | Sports car | Gasoline | Gunma, Japan (Subaru) |
Avalon | Full-size sedan | Gasoline Hybrid |
Kentucky, U.S. |
Camry | Mid-size sedan | Gasoline Hybrid |
Kentucky, U.S. |
C-HR | Subcompact crossover SUV | Gasoline | Sakarya, Turkey Iwate, Japan |
Corolla | Compact sedan | Gasoline Hybrid |
Mississippi, U.S. |
Compact hatchback | Gasoline | Aichi, Japan | |
GR Supra | Sports car | Gasoline | Styria, Austria |
Highlander | Mid-size crossover SUV | Gasoline Hybrid |
Indiana, U.S. |
Land Cruiser | Full-size SUV | Gasoline | Aichi, Japan |
Mirai | Mid-size sedan | Hydrogen fuel cell | Aichi, Japan |
Prius | Compact hatchback | Hybrid Plug-in hybrid |
Aichi, Japan |
RAV4 | Compact crossover SUV | Gasoline Hybrid Plug-in hybrid |
Ontario, Canada |
Sequoia | Full-size SUV | Gasoline | Indiana, U.S. |
Sienna | Minivan | Hybrid | Indiana, U.S. |
Tacoma | Mid-size pickup truck | Gasoline | Baja California, Mexico Texas, U.S. Guanajuato, Mexico |
Tundra | Full-size pickup truck | Gasoline | Texas, U.S. |
Venza | Mid-size crossover SUV | Hybrid | Aichi, Japan |
References
- "Toyota Motor North America, Inc.: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- "2019 Toyota Operations North America Fact Sheet" (PDF) (Press release). December 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- Allen, Jeremy. "Toyota expanding Ann Arbor-area facility as company relocates U.S. headquarters to Texas" (Archive). MLive. April 28, 2014. Retrieved on September 13, 2014.
- Freed, Ben. "Toyota's North American CEO moves office to Ann Arbor area technical center" (Archive). The Ann Arbor News. Friday June 28, 2013. Retrieved on September 13, 2014.
- "Most Popular Cars in America". Edmunds. October 2019. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- Wright, Ian (2019-06-16). "2019's Best Selling Cars In The World So Far". Retrieved 2020-09-28.