keaways Ford execs tease second-gen EVs on Capital Markets Day Ford-SK venture to get USD 9.2 billion U.S. loan for EV battery plants Magna investing USD 790 million in three Tennessee plants to supply Ford’s BlueOval City Ford, SK Innovation investing USD 11.4 billion for 4 plants in Tennessee, Kentucky Ford to nearly double electric F-150 Lightning annual production to 150,000 units Lincoln reportedly launching five electric SUVs through 20...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/23

lant 1 - Planned investment of USD 5.8 billion - Planned total battery production capacity 86 GWh - Employees: 1,450 as of August 2025, planned 2,500 - 1,500-acre BlueOval SK Battery Park campus is site for twin battery plants Ford’s BlueOval SK battery venture raises wages at future Tennessee, Kentucky plants Ford postpones USD 12 billion in EV spending Ford EV battery plant in Kentucky continues construction at reduced pace SK On, Westwater...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/23

lle Assembly plant in Missouri had 53.5% of voters against the agreement. Finally, 57.7% of voters at the Lansing Grand River Assembly plant voted against the contract. This follows multiple voting results against the new contract from plants on Tuesday including the Bowling Green Assembly plant in Kentucky, the Spring Hill Manufacturing plant in Tennessee, and the Lansing Delta Township Assembly plant in Michigan. Additional voting results from ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/14

Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK), Georgetown Plant Toyota Avalon (-2022), Avalon Hybrid (2012-2022), Avalon AWD (2020-2022), Camry, Camry Hybrid, Camry AWD (2020-), Venza (-2016), RAV4 Hybrid (2020-2025), EV Highlander (2026ｰplanning); Lexus ES 350 (2015-2026), Lexus ES 300h (2019-2026); 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder engines, axles, steering components, cylinder blocks, cylinder heads, crankshafts, camshafts, rods and axle assemb...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/13

IS, LS, and RC models with 15 defects per 100. Hyundai’s Ulsan plant and GM’s Dongyue plant received Bronze Plant awards for their Hyundai Tucson and Buick Envision having 17 defects each. Toyota’s Cambridge North plant in Canada, which produces the Corolla, tied with its Georgetown plant in Kentucky, which produces the Lexus ES, for the Gold Plant award in the Americas with 17 defects each. Toyota’s Cambridge South and Princeton West pl...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/13

lds the Altima and Frontier, but has a utilization rate of just 51%, and plans for EVs have been pushed back. According to the supplier, it would take Nissan about three to six months to retool the Canton plant for Sentra production. Ford and SK On’s joint-venture BlueOval SK Battery Park site in Kentucky was originally planned to have two operational plants on its large campus, though it was scaled back to one plant. Recent reports now say tha...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/07

IS, LS, and RC models with 15 defects per 100. Hyundai’s Ulsan plant and GM’s Dongyue plant received Bronze Plant awards for their Hyundai Tucson and Buick Envision having 17 defects each. Toyota’s Cambridge North plant in Canada, which produces the Corolla, tied with its Georgetown plant in Kentucky, which produces the Lexus ES, for the Gold Plant award in the Americas with 17 defects each. Toyota’s Cambridge South and Princeton West pl...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/04/17

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. (TMMC), Woodstock Plant Toyota RAV4 (2008-2025), EV RAV4 (2012-2014), HV RAV4 (2019-); Battery packs (2025-) Passenger car assembly plant - Year opened: 2008 - Volume production of "RAV4" transferred to Woodstock Plant from Japan - Combined employees at Woodstock and Cambridge plants in July 2025: 8,500 Toyota considers Kentucky assembly of next-gen RAV4 to avoid Trump tariffs Toyota invests USD 88 million ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/04/17

7,695 vehicles, a 5 percent increase and 1,715,709 engines, a 3 percent increase from 2012. 2013 marked the following completed capacity increase projects adding a total of 880 new jobs at Toyota’s: 1-Indiana plant boosting Highlander production, including hybrid and export versions, by 50,000; 2-Kentucky plant increasing 4-cylinder engine production by more than 100,000; 3-Woodstock, Ontario plant raising RAV4 annual capacity from 150,000 to 2...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/04/17

ota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. (TMMC) will transform its Cambridge North Plant, Ontario by switching from producing Corollas to mid-sized, higher-value vehicles. By 2019, the Cambridge, Ontario plants will all be producing higher-value mid-sized vehicles, along with Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) and Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc. (TMMI). The new facility in Mexico and Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi, In...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/04/16

nt Toyota on track for its new U.S.-made EVs, battery production Toyota to end Lexus ES production in U.S., import next-gen from Japan Toyota to consider introducing U.S.-produced Toyota models to Japan Toyota converts U.S.-built vehicles to RHD for export to Japan Toyota investing USD 1 billion in Kentucky, Indiana plants to produce 3 EVs, more Grand Highlanders Toyota launches U.S.-made Tundra and Highlander in Tokyo Lexus TX production starts ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/04/16

nessee. As the first product built from the new Lambda platform, the 2017 Acadia is 7 inches shorter, 3.5 inches narrower, and 700 pounds lighter than the previous generation. On February 18, Ford announced that adverse weather had led to the temporary closure of plants in Kansas City, Michigan and Kentucky, as well as a plant in Hermosillo, Mexico. Ford’s Kansas City plant’s operations have been canceled from February 13-February 22. GM said...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/04/16

IS, LS, and RC models with 15 defects per 100. Hyundai’s Ulsan plant and GM’s Dongyue plant received Bronze Plant awards for their Hyundai Tucson and Buick Envision having 17 defects each. Toyota’s Cambridge North plant in Canada, which produces the Corolla, tied with its Georgetown plant in Kentucky, which produces the Lexus ES, for the Gold Plant award in the Americas with 17 defects each. Toyota’s Cambridge South and Princeton West pl...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/04/14

IS, LS, and RC models with 15 defects per 100. Hyundai’s Ulsan plant and GM’s Dongyue plant received Bronze Plant awards for their Hyundai Tucson and Buick Envision having 17 defects each. Toyota’s Cambridge North plant in Canada, which produces the Corolla, tied with its Georgetown plant in Kentucky, which produces the Lexus ES, for the Gold Plant award in the Americas with 17 defects each. Toyota’s Cambridge South and Princeton West pl...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/04/10

lle Assembly plant in Missouri had 53.5% of voters against the agreement. Finally, 57.7% of voters at the Lansing Grand River Assembly plant voted against the contract. This follows multiple voting results against the new contract from plants on Tuesday including the Bowling Green Assembly plant in Kentucky, the Spring Hill Manufacturing plant in Tennessee, and the Lansing Delta Township Assembly plant in Michigan. Additional voting results from ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/04/09

plants in Cambridge and single plant in Woodstock, Ontario even though truck traffic was again flowing through the Canada-U.S. border after the trucker protest was disbanded. Toyota said it expects "related disruptions to continue this week" at the Ontario plants, as well as those in West Virginia, Kentucky and Alabama. Earlier on February 14, Toyota cut its March global production targets, mostly stemming from continued semiconductor shortages. ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/04/07

IS, LS, and RC models with 15 defects per 100. Hyundai’s Ulsan plant and GM’s Dongyue plant received Bronze Plant awards for their Hyundai Tucson and Buick Envision having 17 defects each. Toyota’s Cambridge North plant in Canada, which produces the Corolla, tied with its Georgetown plant in Kentucky, which produces the Lexus ES, for the Gold Plant award in the Americas with 17 defects each. Toyota’s Cambridge South and Princeton West pl...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/04/06

g in U.S. dealerships in April, ahead of the upcoming 2026 ES 350h hybrid models. The all-new 2026 Lexus ES features new styling inside and out, on a platform capable of supporting internal combustion and all-electric powertrains. After recently ending production of the ES model line in Georgetown, Kentucky, the new Lexus ES is imported from the Toyota Motor Kyushu Miyata Factory in Japan. The 2026 ES measures 202.4 inches long, 75.6 inches wide,...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/30

three shifts GM invests USD 290 million in Bowling Green Assembly GM to trim production in second half of 2017 Cadillac introduces first-ever twin-turbo V8 engine in CT6 V-Sport American-Made Index released for 2018 Chevrolet’s mid-engine Corvette awaits 2019 reveal, production in Bowling Green, Kentucky GM to idle Bowling Green Assembly some weeks for manufacturing updates Chevrolet introduces 2026 Corvette ZR1X with 1,064 hp and AWD GM Bow...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/27

ssions, and the number of Americans the parent company employs in manufacturing operations, resulting in 1. Jeep Cherokee assembled in Belvidere, Illinois; 2. Honda Odyssey, 3. Honda Ridgeline and 4. Honda Passport all assembled in Lincoln, Alabama; 5. Chevrolet Corvette Assembled in Bowling Green, Kentucky; 6. Acura MDX Assembled in East Liberty, Ohio; 7. Honda Pilot Assembled in Lincoln, Alabama; 8. Chevrolet Colorado and 9. GMC Canyon both ass...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/26