BLUE SPRINGS — Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi Inc. has started a second shift at the plant in Blue Springs. The second shift began Monday as Toyota ramps up production at the plant that opened last fall. The plant is manufacturing the Corolla and has a maximum production capacity of 150,000 cars each year. It has [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: December 25,2011
Tags: Blue Springs, Corolla, David Copenhaver, Elvis Presley, Gov. Haley Barbour, MBJ’s Top 5 stories of the year, Toyota, Toyota Motor Corp. president Akio Toyoda, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi, “only fools rush in.”
The Toyota facility in Blue Springs held a “line-off” ceremony Nov. 17 to celebrate what amounted to a delayed grand opening. It was a celebration nearly five years in the making. The star of the show was a black Corolla that was built on Oct. 24, when production started. It will reside in the lobby [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: September 4,2011
Tags: Baldwyn, Corolla, David Copenhaver, David Rumbarger, Diversity-Vuteq, Mississippi Development Authority, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Toyota Boshoku Mississippi, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi, Tupelo's Community Development Foundation, Whit Hughes
By DENNIS SEID of the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo BLUE SPRINGS — At the 2 million-square-foot Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi plant, the first Corollas have already been made. But they’re not for sale just yet. The test cars are works in progress, allowing team members — Toyota’s term for its employees — to put [...] [...]
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