“When your company slogan is moving forward, you want to be in a state that is doing just that.”

We opened our Georgetown, Kentucky, assembly plant in 1988, and it’s been one of the smartest decisions we’ve ever made.

The Georgetown plant has been recognized four times by J.D. Power and Associates as the best-quality automotive plant in America. That speaks volumes about the hard-working, can-do attitude of Kentuckians. Their efforts have made the Toyota Camry the best-selling car in America for eight of the last nine years, as well as the 2007 Motor Trend Car of the Year.

The state’s central location can’t be beat either. It makes coast-to-coast shipping more economical, and it puts us close to our suppliers. It’s one of the reasons we chose Kentucky for both our North American manufacturing headquarters and our North American parts center.

Now, changes in the tax structure are making Kentucky even more attractive to us. Kentucky provides financial incentives to manufacturers that make environmentally friendly products. So it was easy for Toyota to choose Kentucky to begin producing our hybrid Camrys.

Jim Wiseman
Vice President for Corporate Affairs
Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc.