# Toyota announces $2.5 billion expansion of North Carolina battery plant

Toyota announced an additional $2.5 billion investment in its Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina plant in Liberty, North Carolina, adding capacity for battery electric vehicle battery production and 350 jobs, bringing total employment to about 2,100. Production is scheduled to begin in 2025.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-08-31
- Where: Liberty, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $2.50B
- Jobs: 350
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: battery production for HEV and BEV
- Products: batteries for hybrid electric vehicles, batteries for battery electric vehicles
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Toyota Motor](https://endata.com/companies/962.md)
- [Toyota Tsusho](https://endata.com/companies/3935.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [pressroom.toyota.com](https://pressroom.toyota.com/toyota-announces-2-5-billion-expansion-of-north-carolina-plant-with-350-additional-jobs-and-bev-battery-capacity/), 2022-08-31: "This plant will serve a central role in Toyota’s leadership toward a fully electrified future."

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