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Toyota Breaks New Ground in Michigan
700-Acre Site in York Township for
Expansion of North American Research & Development Operations
Represents $187 Million Investment 09/08/2006 York Township,
Mich.
Toyota Technical Center (TTC), a
division of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing, North
America (TEMA) broke ground on a 700-acre site in York Township
today for an expansion of Toyota's Research and Vehicle
Development operations in North America.
Government officials and community
leaders joined Toyota executives to celebrate this milestone.
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"Toyota is committed to
building a world class research and development
operation in Michigan and today we break new ground as
we move forward with the next phase of Toyota Technical
Center's future," said Yasuhiko Ichihashi, president of
Toyota Technical Center.
Toyota Technical Center
will be constructing an engineering design facility
(350,000 square feet and $150 million investment) and a
safety test facility (180,000 square feet and $37
million investment) during the first phase of
construction.
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In addition, there will be 400 new
jobs added by 2010. Currently, there are 756 team members that
work at TTC's R&D operations in Michigan.
"The Toyota Technical Center
represents a win for Michigan and our workers, and exemplifies
the kind of jobs we want to continue to work to bring to our
state," said Governor Jennifer M. Granholm. "Our reputation as
an automotive powerhouse brought Toyota here, and we will
continue to attract R&D and advanced manufacturing jobs based in
the auto industry here because of our global leadership in
automotive technology."
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