# Toyo Tire to invest $51.6M expanding Georgia plant

Toyo Tire Corporation approved a 7 billion yen ($51.6 million) investment to expand its Bartow County, Georgia plant, adding 1.2 million tyres of annual capacity and creating 120 jobs. Equipment installation begins September 2020, with production starting January 2021.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-07-12
- Where: Bartow County, Georgia, United States
- Value: $51.6M
- Jobs: 120
- Starts operating: Jan 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.2 million passenger car tyres per year
- Products: passenger car tyres, SUV tyres, pick-up truck tyres
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Toyo Tire Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/26552.md)
- [Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing](https://endata.com/companies/26553.md)

## Sources

- [tyrepress.com](https://www.tyrepress.com/2019/07/toyo-tires-approves-usa-factory-expansion/), 2019-07-12: "The new equipment will be installed in September 2020 and be ready to start production the following January."
- [en.lnews.jp](https://en.lnews.jp/2019/07/l071705.html), 2019-07-17: "Due to strong sales of pickup trucks and large SUVs in the North American automotive market, robust demand and supply expectations for tires in these categories are expected to continue beyond 2020."

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