Toyota moves production of Lexus ES350 to Georgetown, KY

In an effort to create jobs and to reduce production costs, Toyota has officially announced that they’ll be manufacturing the Lexus ES350 in Georgetown, Kentucky after investing $360 million to produce 740 new jobs at the plant.

“Lexus was founded in the United States, so it is only fitting that we are bringing the production of luxury sedans for our U.S. customers back to where the brand was born,” said Akio Toyoda, Toyota’s current president. “Today’s announcement is a major step in our Global Vision to make ever better cars and trucks, give regions greater autonomy to make the products their customers want and achieve sustainable growth globally.”

The Lexus ES350 won’t be the only car made at the Georgetown plant as the Toyota Camry has been manufactured there since 1986. Not to mention, last year, the 25^th millionth Toyota built in North America was made in good ole Kentucky.

Courtesy of egmCarTech.