Toyota starts battery production at new North Carolina automotive battery plant

Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina (TBMNC), Toyota’s first in-house battery manufacturing plant outside Japan, will start shipping batteries for North American EVs in April.

The nearly $14-billion battery facility, Toyota’s 11th manufacturing plant in the US, will produce batteries for hybrid vehicles and EVs. The new plant is part of the company’s strategy to invest and produce locally, offering products tailored to local manufacturers’ needs.

Source: Toyota