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Article: Toyota to Add North American Capacity for Four-Cylinder Engines.
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- PR Newswire
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- August 21, 2009
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ERLANGER, Ky., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota will add capacity at its engine plant in Huntsville, Ala. to increase North American production of four-cylinder engines. The expansion will allow Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama (TMMAL) to produce 216,000 four-cylinder engines annually. Production will begin by summer 2011.
The plant currently builds both V8 and V6 engines. The expansion will bring its annual engine capacity to 577,000.
At least 240 new employees will be hired, raising total employment at TMMAL to more than 1,000. New investment will be $147 million, bringing the total to $637 million.
"The four-cylinder engines to be ...