First US-made Lexus ES 350 rolls off the production line

Posted on 20 Oct 2015 by Tim Brown

Toyota workers cheer first US-built Lexus as it rolls down the line in Kentucky - image courtesy of Lexus.

Following a $360m (£232m) investment and 1.5 million training hours, the first ever US-made Lexus ES 350 has rolled off the production line at Toyota's Kentucky plant.

Yesterday at a ceremony to mark the occasion, the first-ever US-produced ES 350 was unveiled before several thousand proud team members in Georgetown, Kentucky. “This is really a proud moment for us and brings us full circle,” said Wil James, president, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky. “To be the first wholly owned plant, building the number…

First US-made Lexus ES 350 rolls off the production line

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