Everyone at Marion Toyota, located at 3300 W Deyoung in Marion, IL, loves the 2012 Toyota Corolla, but that's a given. It seems like the rest of the country does too...Our favorite Japanese automaker recently invested heavily in the creation of a new factory just outside Tupelo, Mississippi solely for the creation of the Corolla.
How much did Toyota invest in the plant? Approximately $1.3-billion. That hefty sum is going toward constructing the plant, as well as paying the employees a starting wage of $15 an hour and offering health benefits and retirement plans. Toyota is looking to craft some of the finest vehicles in the world, and they want employee morale to be high, so this kind of investment only makes sense.
Another step that Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi is taking to honor its employees early on is to celebrate the production of the plant's first Corolla. The celebration will be held on November 17th, and it's set to host a wide range of prominent figures from Toyota and the Tupelo community.
With such attractive benefits and a inviting atmosphere, it only makes sense that more hardworking men and women will want to join the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi workforce, and the company knows it. In fact, they're preparing to increase the total number of employees at the plant from its current 1,200 to around 2,000 within the next year in order to reach the factory's production capacity of 150,000 vehicles annually.
Such a large increase in production is certainly a testament to the popularity of the Toyota sedan. If you'd like to find out way the Corolla is so popular for yourself, contact Marion Toyota online or by phone at [Dealer phone #] to arrange a test drive.
[INFO] http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9QO4DOO0.htm http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/blog/morning_call/2011/11/corollas-to-begin-rolling-out-of.html http://www.inautonews.com/toyota-opens-its-eight-north-american-assembly-plant