Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama

Collaborating for Clean Energy at Toyota's North Alabama Engine Plant

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 70 percent of Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama's power will soon be generated by the sun. Today, Huntsville Utilities, Toyota Alabama and Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. (TAI) announced a power purchase agreement (PPA) to support a 168-acre, $49 million solar project.

Key Points: 
  • The 30-megawatt solar-generated system will be located in the North Huntsville Industrial Park, surrounding the Toyota engine plant.
  • "Toyota is taking a transparent, science-based approach to address climate change," said Jason Puckett, president of Toyota Alabama.
  • The PPA with Huntsville Utilities marks a new era of clean energy production for the municipal utility company.
  • Since Toyota Alabama started production in 2003, the plant has expanded six times and represents a $1.5 billion investment.

Toyota Alabama's Future is Electrified, Turbocharged

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Monday, October 18, 2021

That represented the largest hiring need in Toyota Alabama's history, boosting the plant's total employment to 1,800.

Key Points: 
  • That represented the largest hiring need in Toyota Alabama's history, boosting the plant's total employment to 1,800.
  • Completion of this project originally announced in February 2019 marked the fifth expansion at Toyota Alabama.
  • These additional engines push the total capacity for Toyota Alabama engine production to up to 900,000 engines per year.
  • The hub also includes a series of free STEM-based lessons and curriculum through Toyota USA Foundation partners, virtual field trips and more.