Ahead of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana’s 30th anniversary, its parent company is investing $200 million for its Gibson County plant to expand production of the Grand Highlander. The investment, announced on March 23, is part of a combined $1 billion infusion in its Southwestern Indiana and Central Kentucky manufacturing facilities.
Described as one of the automaker’s most popular SUV models, the Grand Highlander will continue to be assembled alongside the Lexus TX in Toyota Indiana’s West Plant and will join East Plant assembly alongside the Sienna minivan.
Customers continue to snatch up vehicles made by area residents at Toyota Indiana. In 2025, the Grand Highlander was one of 11 Toyota vehicle models posting record sales with nearly 137,000 sold. The Lexus TX also had a record year, with more than 57,000 vehicles sold.
A workforce of about 7,380 at Toyota Indiana produced 427,844 vehicles in 2025, and plant President Jason Puckett says the announcement “reflects the company’s commitment to meeting customer demand and the belief in our team to get it done.”
The announcement coincides with the 40th anniversary of Toyota Kentucky in Georgetown; with about 10,000 workers, it’s the automaker’s largest manufacturing site in the world. The company’s $800 million Kentucky investment will increase capacity of the Camry and RAV4, while also preparing the plant for its second battery electric vehicle.
“Toyota’s investment in the U.S. is for the long-term, tied to our philosophy of building where we sell and buying where we build,” Mark Templin, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Toyota Motor North America, said in a March 23 news release. “We have created a tremendous value chain for nearly 70 years. Our teams have contributed to world-class design, engineering, and assembly of more than thirty-five million cars and trucks for our customers in the U.S.”
Overall, Toyota Motor North America reported an eight percent sales jump in 2025. The Toyota division showed its fourth-largest year ever and its best since 2017, while the Lexus division enjoyed its best-ever year of sales.
