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Toyota To Shift Highlander Production To U.S., Invest $400 Million

Consumerist.com -- Earlier today at the Chicago Auto Show, Toyota announced that it is shifting production of Highlander SUVs from Japan to the car maker's plant in Princeton, Indiana.

The move will result in 400 new jobs at the plant and an additional $400 million investment in the facility. Toyota expects this change will allow it to manufacture an additional 50,000 Highlanders a year, some of which are intended for export.

"We plan to export some of those Highlanders to other countries," the Wall Street Journal quotes Toyota North America President Yoshi Inaba as saying. "Our exports of made-in-America products to 21 countries has topped 100,000 vehicles and we've just begun exporting American Camry sedans and Sienna minivans to South Korea."

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Submitted Feb 08, 2012 By: GoBlazers

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SycamoreISU Sophomore Author Indiana Posts:171 Points:39,315 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 9:23:15 AM Ignore SycamoreISU Report Abuse A couple of vehicles ago, I owned a Taurus that was made in Canada. The VIN tells the story--a 1 as the first digit means assembled in the USA, 2 for Canada, etc.
remay Champion Author Houston Posts:5,227 Points:1,761,920 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 8:47:42 AM Ignore remay Report Abuse Hmmm, trying to gain back some trust, maybe?
el_fr Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:1,527 Points:385,275 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 12:14:16 AM Ignore el_fr Report Abuse Good news
joekayak All-Star Author Massachusetts Posts:756 Points:409,390 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 11:50:40 PM Ignore joekayak Report Abuse It's about time that those jobs come back to the USA.
SBlouch Champion Author San Antonio Posts:7,352 Points:1,563,605 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 10:40:45 PM Ignore SBlouch Report Abuse Now this is great news. More jobs for the American worker. Way to go Toyota.
RonTheRunner77 Veteran Author Michigan Posts:343 Points:119,115 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 10:34:09 PM Ignore RonTheRunner77 Report Abuse good news
playtimeCLE Champion Author Cleveland Posts:6,475 Points:1,186,600 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 7:46:10 PM Ignore playtimeCLE Report Abuse Its amazing to me how many folks don't seem to know that parts for "American" cars are made all over the world. Just because they get assembled here doesn't mean your money is going to only Americans.
rbrk02 Champion Author Rhode Island Posts:3,038 Points:457,130 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 7:21:56 PM Ignore rbrk02 Report Abuse Tacodan, your comment regarding the UAW is on the money.
rbrk02 Champion Author Rhode Island Posts:3,038 Points:457,130 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 7:18:20 PM Ignore rbrk02 Report Abuse Sounds like good news. Any additional American jobs is terrific.
GRCummins53 Veteran Author Stockton Posts:337 Points:141,010 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 7:05:33 PM Ignore GRCummins53 Report Abuse Liberals have succeeded in trashing the economy to the point where US labor is less expensive than foreign labor.
paguy2012 Sophomore Author Pennsylvania Posts:109 Points:21,885 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 6:57:18 PM Ignore paguy2012 Report Abuse now if we could get all the other jobs back that has been lost over the decades............
gws2980 All-Star Author Philadelphia Posts:547 Points:171,760 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 6:36:17 PM Ignore gws2980 Report Abuse At this rate the only car made in Japan is the Toyota Prius
PathfinderSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:7,712 Points:1,472,740 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 6:33:20 PM Ignore PathfinderSC Report Abuse The only good of this is it will put in more jobs for American workers.
Tacodan All-Star Author Cincinnati Posts:869 Points:308,560 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 6:23:54 PM Ignore Tacodan Report Abuse "" Why is it easier to buy a Japanese car made in America than to buy an American car made in America? "" Three Letters...................that's why! UAW
johnnyg1200 Champion Author St. Louis Posts:1,512 Points:304,690 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 6:00:22 PM Ignore johnnyg1200 Report Abuse Why is it easier to buy a Japanese car made in America than to buy an American car made in America?
ziyulu Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:6,664 Points:1,266,620 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 4:41:42 PM Ignore ziyulu Report Abuse Toyota is trying to save money by moving jobs to the U.S. while Ford is trying to save money by moving jobs to Mexico and China.
uglytom Champion Author Florida Posts:6,210 Points:1,293,790 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 3:48:03 PM Ignore uglytom Report Abuse Great for job market!
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:44,887 Points:1,812,700 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 3:41:08 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse On Feb 8, 2012 2:17:49 PM, RochBear wrote: >Toyota is a Japanese company, and the PROFITS from these >vehicles goes to JAPAN. Toyota has a lot of US stockholders that get dividends. >If you want to really help the USA, buy an American car, >which is built in the USA. Why? So the losses can stay here?
RochBear Champion Author Minnesota Posts:9,123 Points:1,518,780 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 3:17:49 PM Ignore RochBear Report Abuse Toyota is a Japanese company, and the PROFITS from these vehicles goes to JAPAN. If you want to really help the USA, buy an American car, which is built in the USA.
TripleHs Champion Author Austin Posts:1,847 Points:598,955 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 2:41:16 PM Ignore TripleHs Report Abuse good news
bl626 Veteran Author Toledo Posts:469 Points:148,320 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 2:39:20 PM Ignore bl626 Report Abuse showing again that sometimes even if it's a foreign design car it can be build in the US creating jobs here.