Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky

The Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, Inc. ( TMMK ) is an automobile and engine manufacturer with headquarters in Georgetown, Kentucky. The company was founded in 1986 under the name of Toyota Motor Manufacturing USA, Inc. ( TMM) and was the first production of the Toyota Group, on the floor of the United States of America. The company is a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. and provides with an annual production of 384,000 cars and 500,000 engines the main Toyota site of America. Approximately 7,500 workers are employed here.

The work in the factory was taken in May 1988 with the production of the Toyota Camry. Available was the model both as a notchback sedan, as well as station wagons. Two years later, finally followed by the own production of engines, which until then had been delivered from Japan. In 1991 there were then the first generation. A coupé then finally followed in 1993, which was then the largest market for automobiles, the U.S. market, are reserved.

The first model of the plant in the upper middle class was the Toyota Avalon, which had been established as a sister model to the Japanese Toyota Pronard in the U.S. in 1994. Competitors have included the Honda Domani as well as the Lexus sedans. 1996 had the Camry finally subjected to a generational change again. The model was given a sportier and more contemporary exterior. Only the coupe version has been preserved for another year, in which he was then replaced eventually by the first generation Toyota Sienna as a wildcard. Shortly before the turn of the millennium was then renewed next of Avalon, which was this time identical to the Japanese Pronard.

Following the establishment of the fifth generation of the Camry in the U.S. market, now a coupe version also came back along, albeit three years later. The now called Toyota Camry Solara had undergone a facelift to distinguish visually from the basic model. In addition to the coupe, there was the Solara also available as a convertible. Also the marketing in the Middle East as well as in some countries, Australasia and Southeast Asia was new. Also followed this trend at the same time launched generation of Avalon, which was also available in these markets, with the exception of Australasia, as the Avalon had also been made ​​here. The station wagons, however, was no longer available. Also available in the sixth generation since 2006, there is not this one. Also the coupe that was produced until 2009, was no successor. Instead, the Toyota Venza is now entered.

Model Overview

Toyota Camry Wagon 1988-1991

Toyota Camry 1991-1996

Toyota Camry Wagon 1991-1996

Toyota Camry Coupe 1993-1997

Toyota Avalon 1994-1999

Toyota Camry 1996-2001

Toyota Camry Wagon 1996-2001

Toyota Sienna 1997-2003

Toyota Avalon 1999-2004

Toyota Camry 2001-2006

Toyota Camry Solara 2004-2009

Toyota Camry Solara Convertible 2004-2009

Toyota Avalon since 2004

Toyota Camry since 2006

Toyota Camry Hybrid since 2006

Toyota Venza since 2009