Toyota launches production of 2014 Corolla for the American market

Toyota has announced the production of the new 2014 Corolla, for the U.S. market, at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi, Inc. (TMMMS) and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Inc. (TMMC).

Toyota's Cambridge, Ontario plant has produced the Corolla for 25 years. Toyota's plant in Mississippi initially began production of Corolla from November 2011 further advancing the company's efforts to design, develop and build vehicles where they are sold. TMMMS has the annual capacity to produce 160,000 cars and employs nearly 2,000 staff.

Building the Corolla is an effort by Toyota team members all across North America. The power units are built in Buffalo, cylinder heads and blocks for those engines are produced at both of Toyota's Bodine Aluminum castings plants, located in Troy, Montana, and Jackson, Tennessee.

The Mississippi plant will mark the start of production with a Team Mississippi Appreciation Day for team members, supplier team members and their families on September 7^th at the BancorpSouth Arena.

Additionally TMMC also builds the Lexus RX350, RAV4, RAV4 EV, and produces Matrix for the Canadian market. Annual capacity for the plant is 470,000 vehicles and it employs approximately 7,000 staff.