Toyota is reportedly investing $210 million into its Buffalo plant in West Virginia to increase the output of its V6 engines, even as it focuses on hybrid and electric vehicles in its lineup. “Toyota said the move will allow the company to better respond to higher demand at its various plants building cars with the six-cylinder engines across the U.S. and Canada,” said CNET. Another 5,900 engines will be produced from the plant each month. (Source: CNET) Read the original article…
Todd Phillips is the editorial director of Universus Media Group Inc. and the editor of Canadian auto dealer magazine. Todd can be reached at tphillips@universusmedia.com.
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