Detroit Free Press reports that Toyota is expanding technical centers in Ann Arbor and the automaker plans to invest $28 million and hire about 60 new workers, according to Bob Carter, senior vice president of automotive operations at Toyota Motor Sales.
“We have a big presence in Ann Arbor, and it continues to get bigger,” Carter said.
Toyota is planning to expand its ability to design and test engines and transmissions. The automaker already employs more than 1,200 in Michigan and has been in Ann Arbor for 36 years, investing $1.3 billion in the state, according to news report.
Toyota is shifting more of its production to the United States. The company plans to move production of its Highlander Hybrid SUV from Japan to Princeton, Ind.
In April 2013, the automaker said it would shift production of its Lexus ES 350 sedan from Japan to Georgetown, Ky., beginning in 2015 as part of a $531-million investment that will add about 750 jobs, the publication reports.
Source: Detroit Free Press
