Hybrid transaxle and engine capacity boosted

Toyota announced an additional $73 million dollar investment at its Buffalo plant in Putnam County on Friday, February 11.

This investment comes on the heels of the $240 million investment announced in November and will increase hybrid transaxle production capacity to 600,000 units per year. With this funding, TMMWV will also begin assembling an estimated 120,000 rear motor stators per year, a key component in electric motors. Currently, a…