Toyota, Mazda to build new $1.6bn Alabama-based assembly plant

Alabama’s Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield called the project, which was dubbed “New World”, transformational and said “these are the kinds of projects that would win you a national championship, if there was such a thing in economic development”.

The plant is set to begin operation in 2021 when it will produce 30,000 vehicles a year and employ 4,000 workers.

Alabama has an existing law that allows economic incentives, such as payroll rebates, for large projects.

A 2 year course teaches these students first hand what it would be like to work for a manufacturing company.

$210 million investment credit over 10 years.

— $20 million capital reimbursement: The companies will get a reimbursement for eligible capital costs.

Construction of a Toyota/Mazda automobile plant in Limestone County is certain to mean job growth for the Shoals, officials say.

More details, included what tax incentives were offered, are expected when the formal announcement is made Wednesday.

An official announcement by company and state officials is expected today in Montgomery, sources knowledgeable about the matter said.

“We have considered expanding the schools if this went through”, Sisk said.

Setting up the incentive package, Copeland said, was a bipartisan effort between Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, Senate Leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore.

Last year, he said Toyota would face heavy taxes on cars assembled in Mexico for the United States market if they were created south of the border. “It’s 4% of their new payroll”. “We fully expect this to add more fuel to Kentucky’s already historic rate of automotive investment”.

Toyota and Mazda made a tremendous decision in choosing Alabama for their new, cutting-edge manufacturing plant.

Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama spokesman Robert Burns said industrial maintenance is the plant’s “weak spot” when it comes to finding and recruiting the right people.

“Welcome to sweet home Alabama”, Ivey said to both executives, after saying the plant’s workers would earn an average of $50,000 a year.

Alabama ranked 44th out of 48 mainland USA states in overall manufacturing costs a year ago, contributing to its appeal, said John Boyd, a site selection specialist based in Princeton, New Jersey, who didn’t work on this deal.

In recent weeks local media in Huntsville confirmed Toyota was considering the city’s “Huntsville Mega Site” as a leading contender to build the new factory.

“In order to be certified as a TVA mega-site, we had to have the sewer, utilities, the roads, the basic infrastructure had to be there”, Robinson said. Toyota and Mazda will share more products in Japan and the global market.