# Toyota Material Handling to build $100M electric forklift factory in Indiana

Toyota Material Handling held a groundbreaking ceremony for a nearly $100M expansion in Columbus, Indiana, adding a 295,000-square-foot factory for electric forklift production.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-05-29
- Where: Columbus, Indiana, United States
- Value: $100.0M
- Jobs: 85
- Starts operating: Jun 2026
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 295,000 square foot plant
- Products: electric forklifts
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Toyota Material Handling](https://endata.com/companies/18417.md)

## Sources

- [toyotaforklift.com](https://www.toyotaforklift.com/news/toyota-material-handling-expands-indiana-footprint-with-nearly-100-million-dollar-expansion-project), 2024-05-30: "Toyota Material Handling held a groundbreaking ceremony for a nearly $100M expansion project in Columbus, Indiana."
- [wkkg.com](https://wkkg.com/local-news/officials-celebrate-upcoming-toyota-expansion-in-walesboro/), 2024-05-30: "The company is planning a nearly $100 million expansion."
- [dcvelocity.com](https://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/60881-toyota-material-handling-to-build-100-million-factory-for-electric-forklifts), 2024-05-30: "Electric forklifts make up 65% of the North American market and this trend towards electrification in the material handling industry will continue to grow."
- [manufacturingdive.com](https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/toyota-material-handling-to-open-columbus-indiana-electric-forklift-facility/718094/), 2024-06-06: "Forklift and tow tractor maker Toyota Material Handling broke ground on a $100 million expansion project at its headquarters campus in Columbus, Indiana, the company said in a May 30 press release."

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