Toyota to invest USD803 million into Indiana plant to build two three-row SUVs, new Lexus production line
30 April 2021 10:09 am / 1 comment
Toyota has announced that it will invest USD803 million into the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana (TMMI) facility to build two all-new, three-row SUVs “designed with the active Gen Y American family in mind.”
According to an official release, one of the two new SUVs will carry the Toyota badge, while the other will be a Lexus model. The latter will see the introduction of a Lexus production line to TMMI. Both vehicles are said to be part of the company’s electrified portfolio, which is in line with Toyota’s global aim towards carbon neutrality by 2050.
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Could one be the new Land Cruiser?
The Toyota Land Cruiser is being retired from the US market after the current model year and it remains unclear whether its 300 Series successor will arrive stateside. This doesn t mean the Japanese automaker is abandoning the segment entirely for SUV-loving Americans. Quite the opposite. Toyota has just announced plans to introduce two all-new, three-row SUVs in the US and they ll be built here too, at the Princeton, Indiana plant.
These SUVs are aimed directly at the active Gen Y American Family and one will be badged as a Toyota, the second a Lexus. In fact, this will be the first Lexus model made at this facility. It s a fair assumption these SUVs are corporate twins but what we can confirm is they ll have electrified drivetrains.