A Part Of The Whole
Modern car manufacturing is spread out over multiple departments, segments, and facilities. With increasing demand and a rapid pace, there isn’t enough room to build everything in one factory. That’s why major manufacturers divide the automotive manufacturing process across multiple locations to sell more and compete.
Toyota was one of the first foreign carmakers to heavily invest in the U.S. manufacturing segment, and today its local footprint is varied and wide. A relatively under-the-radar manufacturing plant under the Toyota group is celebrating a milestone.
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30 Years Of Toyota West Virginia
Toyota just celebrated the 30th anniversary of its West Virginia facility, which they say has been filled with years of “manufacturing excellence, innovation, economic growth, and powerful community impact.” During the celebration, Toyota West Virginia President David Rosier paid tribute to then-Senator Jay Rockefeller for helping bring the facility to the state in 1996. At the time, Senator Rockefeller said that he was confident that the West Virginia Plant would play a vital role in the state.
Rosier also thanked the plant’s workers, saying the plant’s future is bright because their team is smart, capable, and determined, and adding that they’re busier than ever at the facility. State Governor Patrick Morrisey also attended the 30th anniversary celebration and quickly declared September 24 “Toyota West Virginia Day.” The plant employs over 2,000 workers and builds vital hybrid and ICE powertrains for multiple Toyota models; it also builds transmissions and hybrid transaxles. According to the data, Toyota West Virginia can produce over 1 million powertrain components yearly, averaging about 5,000 units per day.
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Celebrating By Giving Back
For over 30 years, Toyota West Virginia has been an avid donor to local causes, spending over $11 million on different causes and foundations. To commemorate the 30th anniversary, Toyota West Virginia donated $90,000 across three different causes:
- Golden Girl Group Home, a group home for teenage girls who have experienced abuse, neglect, or loss of a guardian and cannot live in their natural home;
- Mission West Virginia’s Bridge Program, which supports children in foster or kinship care as they graduate from high school and pursue skilled trades or attend technical school
- The Comeback Club of Putnam County, which provides training for adults re-entering the workforce
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