Toyota Motor Corp. announced it plans to build up to 100,000 Camry's a year at a Subaru plant in Lafayette, IN. The move marks a shift in that most of the production of Camry's sold in the U.S. will, starting in 2007, be built in the U.S. The production line, which is to be operational in a year, is expected to add 1,000 workers at the Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. plant, which now employs 2,300 people. The move is in keeping with Toyota's strategic plan of producing its vehicles in the markets in which it sells them. The partnership with Fuji Heavy Industries, the maker of Subaru cars, brings to eight the number of North American assembly plants operated by Toyota. The Camry's made in the Lafayette plant, in which Toyota plans to invest $230 million, are now produced in Japan and shipped to American dealers. Production will begin with 30,000 to 40,000 Camry's in the line's first year, and capacity will grow to 100,000 vehicles after three years. Subaru Automotive of Indiana Inc. began making vehicles in Lafayette in 1989. In Tokyo, where the U.S. expansion was announced, the companies also said they will work together to produce Fuji hybrid vehicles using Toyota's technology.

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In Tokyo, where the U.S. expansion was announced, the companies also said they will work together to produce Fuji hybrid vehicles using Toyota's technology.

http://www.toyota.com

 

Yeah, and use Subaru's battery technology.

 

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2005/02/toyota_fuji_hea.html

 

Why build it yourself, when you can buy it from someone else?