Toyota Motor has been selling vehicles in the United States for more than 60 years, and has been doing research and development in North America for 40 years. Now, with the completion of a $154 million expansion of its engineering facilities near Detroit, the Japanese carmaker has consolidated much of its U.S. purchasing, vehicle development and powertrain engineering in Michigan.
James Lentz, chief executive of Toyota Motor North America, called the expanded R&D center “an incredible next step in Toyota’s journey in the United States.”
