Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia (TMMWV) is a
Toyota Motor Corporation factory in
Buffalo, West Virginia
Buffalo is a town in Putnam County, West Virginia, located along the Kanawha River. The population was 1,211 at the time of the 2020 census. Buffalo is a part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area.
History
Along with numerous sites in th ...
. It is a subsidiary of
Toyota Motor North America, itself a subsidiary of
Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan. It is estimated to date, the company has spent nearly to build the
automobile
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engine and
transmission
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* Power transmission
** Electric power transmission
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*** Automatic transmission
*** Manual transmission
*** ...
plant. The plant solely builds engines and transmissions; no vehicles are produced at this facility.
In February 2021, Toyota Motor Corp announced it would invest $210 million to expand engine production in West Virginia and add 100 new jobs.
The Japanese automaker said it would boost capacity by 70,000 engines a year at the Buffalo, West Virginia plant, up from the nearly 1 million
transmissions and
engines it produces annually for vehicles assembled in North America.
Engines Produced
*
2GR-FKS V6 (2016-present) for Tacoma
*
2ZR-FE I4 (2007-2022) for
Corolla
*
A25A-FXS I4 (2018–present) for
Highlander
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...
,
RAV4
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and
Sienna
Former Engines Produced
*
Toyota 3MZ-FE V6 for
Sienna,
Camry Solara and
Lexus RX 330 (2004–2008)
*
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I4 for
Toyota Corolla
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,
Toyota Matrix
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, and
Pontiac Vibe
*
Toyota 2GR-FE V6 for Toyota Sienna, Lexus RX350, Toyota Highlander
*Toyota T24A-FKS I4 Turbo
Drivetrain Production
*
Automatic transmission
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s – The plant produces automatic transaxles for Toyota passenger vehicles
Current:
*8-speed automatic transmission for Toyota Camry, Toyota Highlander, Toyota Avalon, Lexus ES
*HSD Motor Generator for Toyota Hybrid Vehicles
Previous:
*6-speed automatic transmission for Toyota Avalon, Toyota RAV4, Toyota Highlander, Toyota Sienna
*5-speed automatic transmissions for the
Toyota Camry,
Solara,
Sienna and
Lexus RX 330 ended in 2011
*4-speed production ended in 2004
References
Toyota factories
Motor vehicle assembly plants in West Virginia
Buildings and structures in Putnam County, West Virginia
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