HR885 Summary

• Commends Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama (TMMAL) for its record as a good corporate citizen in Alabama and the nation.

• TMMAL began production in 2003 with a $20 million expansion that doubled capacity and added 150 jobs, growing to nearly 1,000 employees and $635 million in total capital investment in Alabama by 2010.

• TMMAL produces V6 and V8 engines for Tundra pickups with 400,000 annual production capacity and announced a 2009 project to add four-cylinder engine production, making it the only Toyota plant worldwide to manufacture four-, six-, and eight-cylinder engines.

• Toyota operates 14 North American manufacturing plants, directly employs over 40,000 individuals, maintains more than $23 billion in North American investment, and spent over $25 billion annually with North American suppliers as of 2009.

• Toyota has contributed more than $493 million to philanthropic programs in the United States since 1991, focusing on education, environment, and safety initiatives.