Toyota to invest over $500 million to upgrade its assembly plants

For the upgrade of Toyota's assembly plants in Ontario, a total of C$545 million ($567.7 million) will be invested by Toyota Motor Corp., together with the governments of Canada and the province of Ontario. This investment is dubbed Project Green Light. Last Tuesday, the Canadian federal government and the Ontario
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uaw_lax - 7/11/2011 6:56:06 AM

-5 Boost

We already have.

pepito66 - 7/9/2011 8:35:37 AM

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This is obvious, this is the solution against Hiunday and Kia, and move fast Toyota because they are taking you ahead.

LexSucks - 7/9/2011 5:51:25 PM

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eldard,

The Camry is the Turd. And that pig of a car known as the Toyota Avalon is an embarrassment. Then there are gems like the Corolla. Toyota build cars that are just as crappy (even crappier if you go by recalls) as the american cars. Name a freaking Toyota that's even worth talking about?

1c3am5 - 7/11/2011 2:07:35 PM

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Just a few recent Chrysler investments that double what qualifies Toyota for a headline. There are a few more, but I think my point is made. Keep getting your information from Michael Moore, an unbiased, non-polictial source with no agenda. (laughs)

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6/21/11- Chrysler Group LLC celebrated the start of construction of a new, state-of-the-art paint shop at a groundbreaking ceremony at the Sterling Heights (Mich.) Assembly Plant (SHAP) today. The event marked the fulfillment of an $850 million investment pledged to SHAP and two local stamping plants by the Chrysler Group last October.

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6/15/2011- Chrysler Group LLC today announced that it would invest $114 million in new equipment at its Trenton (Mich.) Engine Complex to support increased production of the Pentastar engine. The investment will create an estimated 268 new jobs. The Chrysler Group will repurpose about one-fifth or nearly 400,000-square feet of the Trenton North Engine Plant, which ceased operations in May 2011, for the production of core components for the Pentastar engine produced at its sister plant, Trenton South.

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5/31/2011- a recent $27 million investment at the Etobicoke Casting Plant (Toronto, ON) retained 280 jobs at the facility.

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5/25/2010- The addition of a second shift and almost 1,100 new workers at Chrysler Group LLC’s Jefferson North Jeep assembly plant this summer

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