Toyota said it would spend $383 million across four U.S. plants on four-cylinder engine production for both gasoline and hybrid powertrains. Alabama gets $222 million for a new engine line, Missouri $109 million for cylinder heads, Tennessee $36 million for engine blocks and Kentucky $16 million for more flexible engine output. The details In Huntsville, Alabama, Toyota will first add 114,000 square feet, then build a line that can make engines for both gasoline and hybrid cars. The Troy, Missouri plant aims to make more than 3 million cylinder heads a year. Toyota's view Norm Bafunno, Toyota's vice president for unit manufacturing and engineering, said buyers want fuel-efficient and electrified cars and the investment lets Toyota respond quickly to a changing market. It built on Toyota's earlier plan to spend $5.1 billion on electrifying its lineup.
