PRINCETON, IN – Toyota Indiana has invested an additional $700 million and added 150 new jobs to complete the transformation of its plant modernization project, first announced in January 2017.

HUNTSVILLE, AL–Toyota recently announced plans to install two new engine lines at its manufacturing facility here through a $288 million expansion project that will create 450 jobs. The investment will boost annual engine capacity from 670,000 to 900,000 by the end of 2021.

AICHI, Japan—Looking to boost sales of its Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, Toyota plans to begin mass producing the second generation of the automobile. The company says the new model must have a lower entry price and greater travel range.

KARIYA, Japan—Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled to the media last week its historic plant here, which is where the company’s first prototype vehicle was developed in the early years of the Showa era (1926-1989). Called “The Prototype Plant at the Establishment of Toyota,” it has an atmosphere of the early days of the domestic auto industry. The plant will open to the public from July 18.

DETROIT--Toyota’s plan to invest $10 billion in the U.S. over five years includes spending more than a billion dollars at the Georgetown auto assembly plant. The Japanese automaker executives reaffirmed that commitment during the North American International Auto Show here last week.

TOYOTA CITY, Japan—Toyota Motor Corp. plans to adopt a modular manufacturing strategy that will allow it to operate smaller assembly lines.

Ford is marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of Henry Ford and the 100th anniversary of the assembly line.

HUNTSVILLE, AL—Construction starts in a few weeks for a 300,000-square-foot expansion of Toyota’s engine assembly plant here. The expansion will create 125 new jobs, and production is expected to begin in March 2014.

TOKYO—Honda, Nissan and Toyota are pushing to boost production at their North American assembly plants.