WASHINGTON - Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will manufacture another game utility vehicle at a $1.6 billion joint endeavor gathering plant in Alabama instead of produce Corolla autos.
Japan's top automaker reported in January 2018 it would manufacture the plant in Alabama with Mazda Motor Corp. Toyota, which said the move was because of "a developing customer craving for light trucks SUVs," still hopes to begin creation in 2021.
A week ago, the organization said U.S. Corolla deals fell 5 percent in the initial a half year to 152,868, while in general Toyota vehicle deals fell 8 percent. Its U.S. SUV deals just fell 1 percent over a similar period.
As of late, American vehicle purchasers have significantly moved far from autos to hybrids, SUVs and pickup trucks.
All things considered, U.S. automobile deals have been declining, and there is some worry the new plant could intensify overcapacity and weight vehicle costs. U.S. new vehicle deals fell 2.2 percent in the primary portion of 2019.
Toyota will keep on structure Corollas at its Mississippi plant. Mazda said already it would fabricate another SUV at the joint endeavor plant that will amass up to 300,000 vehicles yearly.
The plant is on a 2,500-section of land (1,000-hectare) site around 14 miles (22.5 km) from Toyota's motor plant in Huntsville, Alabama.
Among U.S. states, Alabama is as of now the fifth-biggest maker of vehicles and light trucks. The state has in excess of 150 noteworthy auto providers and 57,000 car assembling occupations.
Right off the bat in 2017, at that point President-elect Donald Trump reprimanded Toyota and compromised robust levies on the off chance that it manufactured the Corolla for the U.S. advertise in Mexico.
Toyota said in October 2017 it would move generation of Corollas from Canada to the new pursuit as opposed to Guanajuato, and would fabricate Tacoma pickups in Mexico.
Toyota will currently depend on its Mississippi plant and Japan for Corolla creation, a representative said.
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