manufacturing kentucky inc. tmmk is an automobile manufacturing factory in georgetown kentucky usa . it is part of toyota motor engineering & manufacturing north america tema owned by toyota motor corporation of japan . originally known as toyota motor manufacturing usa tmmk was established in 1986 the first wholly owned toyota manufacturing plant in the u.s. and is toyota s largest manufacturing facility outside japan . it began production in may 1988 1 building the 1989 model 4 cylinder camry . in the beginning the engines were shipped from the toyota kamigo plant in toyota city japan ; however an on site engine plant was added in 1990 . it presently builds the avalon sedan camry sedan and venza crossover . it previously produced the sienna minivan and camry solara coupe and convertible . the factory also produces 4 cylinder and v6 engines and powertrain parts with an annual capacity of 500 000 vehicles and 600 000 engines . in addition to tmmk toyota added camry production at subaru of indiana automotive inc. in 2007 to keep up with demand for the new camry and increase production capacity of the camry hybrid prior to the decline in the automotive industry in the u.s. on 13 november 2013 toyota announced it will end the contract with subaru of indiana automotive in 2016 . 2 harbour consulting rated it as the eighth most efficient auto plant in north america in 2006 . 3 tmmk began the production of the lexus es sedan beginning in october 2015 adding 50 000 vehicles annually and 750 jobs to the facility . toyota will invest 360 million to accommodate the additional work . 4 lexus was founded in the united states so it is only fitting that we are bringing the production of luxury sedans for our u.s. customers back to where the brand was born said akio toyoda president of toyota motor corporation . it is also fitting that we chose kentucky because it was toyota s first stand alone plant in america . so in a way for manufacturing kentucky is toyota s home . it also has some of the most experienced toyota team members in the world . 5 daniel lowry a spokesperson for the kentucky cabinet of economic development gave credit to the high quality of kentucky s workforce saying lexus wanted its best people involved in the first u.s. expansion of the brand s manufacturing . 5 the best selling car in the united states the toyota camry is manufactured in georgetown kentucky . contents 1 environmental traits 2 vehicles 3 former vehicles produced 4 engines 5 see also 6 external links 7 references environmental traits edit the tmmk visitor s center tmmk was designated as a zero landfill facility in 2005 . 6 the designation means that all of the waste produced on site is either recycled or reused and nothing is sent to landfills . waste is composted totalling three tons per day with excess capacity enough that the manufacturing headquarters of tema about an hour s drive to the north in erlanger kentucky can send their waste down for compost . the grounds also sports a very large vegetable garden . in 2005 the produce produced at tmmk helped a nearby charitable organization god s pantry distribute 2.5 million pounds 1100 t of produce exceeding its yearly goal by 2 million pounds 930 t . 6 the garden also produces a full crop of pumpkins used at the toyota child development center for carving at halloween and corn which enhances the compost pile . vehicles edit model years toyota camry 1988 present toyota camry hybrid 2006 present toyota avalon 1995 present toyota avalon hybrid 2012 present toyota venza 2009 present 7 lexus es350 2016 present 8 former vehicles produced edit toyota sienna 1998 2003 toyota camry solara 2004 2008 engines edit toyota 3s fe 2.0 l i4 1990 1991 for camry engines previously made in japan and shipped in toyota 5s fe 2.2 l i4 1992 2001 for camry toyota 2az fe 2.4 l i4 2002 2009 for camry and camry solara toyota 2az fxe 2.4 l i4 electric hybrid 2006 2011 for camry hybrid toyota 1ar fe 2.7 i4 2009 present for venza toyota 2ar fe 2.5 i4 2009 present for camry toyota 3vz fe 3.0 l v6 1992 1994 for camry toyota 1mz fe 3.0 l v6 1994 2004 for camry avalon and sienna made elsewhere but shipped in for 2004 2006 toyota 3mz fe 3.3 l v6 2004 2006 for 2004 2006 camry se and camry solara made elsewhere but shipped in 2006 2008 for camry solara toyota 2gr fe 3.5 l v6 2006 present for camry avalon and venza see also edit kentucky portal companies portal list of toyota manufacturing facilities external links edit official website references edit axelrod karen ; brumberg bruce . toyota factory tour in georgetown ky . retrieved 4 august 2010 . colombo hayleigh 14 november 2013 . toyota pulling camry from subaru s indiana plant . usa today . retrieved 25 january 2014 . valcourt josee 2 june 2006 . efficient auto factories aren t spared the ax . detroit news . archived from the original on june 2006 . retrieved 20 april 2013 . kesslernov aaron m. 12 november 2015 . with a hush an american lexus plant goes to work . the new york times . retrieved 28 august 2016 . a b milano matt 25 april 2013 . toyota s expansion plans for georgetown plant represents good news for kentucky . surfky.com . retrieved 2 may 2013 . a b martin tom 2 june 2006 . toyota produces motors maters . . lexington herald leader . wood colum 2015 03 03 . toyota venza axed . autoguide.com . retrieved 2016 10 10 . assembly of the venza at toyota s georgetown ky plan will cease in june or at least assembly of models for the us market will with export models being built until 2017 . truman cheryl 19 october 2015 . georgetown toyota plant debuts new lexus line with 3 000 employees kentucky officials . lexington herald leader . retrieved 29 october 2015 . v t e toyota marques toyota lexus scion daihatsu hino ranz1 subaru2 subsidiaries calty design research central motors hino motors kanto auto works toyota australia toyota central r & d labs toyota financial services toyota manufacturing uk toyota gb plc toyota motor europe toyota motor 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