# Toyota West Virginia begins production of hybrid transaxles after $226M investment

Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia produced its first hybrid transaxle in North America, representing a $226 million investment. The project included a 72,000 square-foot building expansion and will produce 240,000 units annually.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-06-09
- Where: Buffalo, West Virginia, United States
- Value: $226.0M
- Starts operating: 9 Jun 2020
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 240,000 hybrid transaxles per year
- Products: hybrid transaxles
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia](https://endata.com/companies/27291.md)
- [Toyota Motor](https://endata.com/companies/962.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [pressroom.toyota.com](https://pressroom.toyota.com/toyota-west-virginia-rolls-its-first-hybrid-transaxle-off-production-line-represents-226-million-investment-in-the-plant/), 2020-06-09: "After more than two years of dedicated preparation, Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia (TMMWV) produced Toyota’s first hybrid transaxle in North America this previous week."

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