Toyota Manufacturing Alabama Engine Plant in Huntsville has set a new facility record for most engines assembled in a single year, and that number is expected to grow.

The company announced that the plant produced 770,000 engines in 2023 alone. At maximum production, this facility could produce as many as 900,000 pieces.

“Toyota Alabama supplies more than one-third of all engines for Toyota's North American operations,” said Jason Paquette, president of Toyota Alabama. “All Toyota Alabama lines assemble both hybrid and internal combustion engines.”

Paquette praised the work of the facility's employees.

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“Our 2,000 team members and their skills paved the way for this plant to play a key role in Toyota's electrified future.”

The 1.3 million square foot facility houses RAV4, Corolla, Corolla Cross, Highlander, Sienna, Tundra and Sequoia vehicles. The plant is also the only Toyota plant in the world to produce four-cylinder V-6 and V-8 engines under one roof, and the only plant in North America to produce twin-turbo V-6 engines. There is also.

The Rocket City plant is one of Toyota's two zero-landfill sustainable model plants in North America. At full production, the facility employs approximately 4,000 people.

TMMAL has embarked on eight major investment projects worth nearly $1.5 billion. The most recent was a $222 million investment made in April 2022 to expand the facility by 114,000 square feet and add new four-cylinder production capacity to build engines for internal combustion and hybrid electric powertrains. built the line.

The 2022 expansion will be the factory's sixth.

Austin Shipley is a staff writer at Yellowhammer News.