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Rick Bourgoise
Toyota Motor Sales,USA
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richard_bourgoise@toyota.com
June 29, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CARS.COM NAMES TOYOTA AS MOST AMERICAN-MADE, AGAIN!
Camry and Sienna take top two spots in annual American-Made Index
ERLANGER, Ky. – The results are in, and Cars.com has named Toyota as most American-Made. In fact,
make that times two!
The Toyota Camry and the Toyota Sienna have claimed the top two spots, respectively, in the annual
Cars.com American-Made Index. This marks Toyota’s return to the American-Made pinnacle for the first
time in three years and the fifth time overall that Camry has been ranked number one on the index.
According to Cars.com, the “American-Made Index rates vehicles built and bought in the United States.
Factors include the percentage of parts considered “domestic” under federal regulations, whether the car
is assembled in the U.S. and U.S. sales. Models with domestic-parts content ratings below 75 percent are
disqualified, as well as models built exclusively outside the U.S. or models soon to be discontinued
without a U.S.-built successor.”
“These results are a testament to Toyota’s continued investment and growth in the United States,” said
Toyota North America CEO Jim Lentz, who also serves as President of Toyota Motor Engineering &
Manufacturing, North America, Inc. “We are strengthening our commitments to American manufacturing
so we can better satisfy the needs of our customers for decades to come.”
The Toyota Camry, America’s best-selling car for 13 consecutive years, comes out of Toyota Motor
Manufacturing, Kentucky in Georgetown, Ky. alongside the Camry Hybrid, Avalon and Avalon Hybrid.
TMMK is Toyota’s largest manufacturing facility in North America, which also builds engines and employs
more than 7,500. The plant built its 10-millionth vehicle in 2014 and will begin adding the Lexus ES to its
lines this fall, the first Lexus to be manufactured in the United States. The addition of Lexus is the
hallmark of a $360 million investment in the plant that also adds 750 new jobs.
The Sienna is assembled in Princeton at Toyota Indiana, by a team of 5,000. The plant also produces the
Sequoia and Highlander/Highlander Hybrid. Toyota is investing $100 million to boost Highlander
production, adding 30,000 units per year and 300 jobs by summer 2016.
“As the only plant in the world to produce Sienna, built here in Indiana, the crossroads of America, we
take pride in receiving this recognition,” said Norm Bafunno, TMMI President. “The dedication and
continuous improvement exhibited by our 5,000 team members and regional suppliers, combined with the
support of our great communities, have made this possible.”
-More
Much of the design and engineering of both Camry and Sienna took place in the United States at Calty
Design Research, Inc. and Toyota Technical Center (TTC), respectively. Calty is headquartered in
Newport Beach, Calif., with a production design studio in Ann Arbor, Mich., and TTC is based in York
Township, Mich. Camry and Sienna both have American chief engineers.
Toyota has 10 manufacturing facilities in the United States.
About Toyota
Toyota, the world’s top automaker and creator of the Prius, 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
25 million cars and trucks in North America, where we operate 14 manufacturing plants (10 in the U.S.)
and directly employ nearly 40,000 people (more than 37,000 in the U.S.). Our 1,800 North American
dealerships sold more than 2.23 million cars and trucks in 2013 – 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. (NYSE: TM) For more information about Toyota, visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.
Toyota Motor Sales, Inc. (TMS), based in Torrance, Calif., is the U.S. sales, marketing, distribution and
customer service arm for Toyota, Scion and Lexus.
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).
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