Toyota Celebrates A Major American Achievement

Toyota has been selling vehicles in the US for over 60 years and began building them here in 1986. The Toyota Corolla was the first model to roll off the assembly line. And now, 35 years later, the 30 millionth Toyota has been built. That honor goes to aToyota Siennaminivan, which completed production earlier this week at the automaker's Princeton, Indiana manufacturing plant. Very conveniently, the Sienna is the most recent Toyota model to have been redesigned, making this occasion all the more special.

Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Toyota North America now has ten plants in the US, and two each in Canada and Mexico. In 2013, Toyota committed to spending $13 billion through 2021 and did so one year early. It has also created over 6,500 new jobs in the past seven years.

The Sienna's home base in Indiana saw a $1.5 billion investment and 550 new jobs. Redesigned for the 2021 model year, the fourth-generation Sienna is the first minivan to be offered with only a hybrid powertrain option, a 2.5-liter DOHC four-cylinder engine paired to two electric motors and a CVT for a combined total of 243 horsepower. All-wheel drive is optional on all three available trims, making the Sienna the only minivan sold in America that combines a hybrid powertrain with AWD.

The Sienna isn't the only popular Toyota built in the US. Other hot-sellers include the RAV4, Camry, and Avalon. All three are built in Kentucky.