Newsfrom Japan
Nov 14, 2025 11:23 (JST)
Liberty, North Carolina, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy has welcomed Toyota Motor Corp.’s announcement of a plan to additionally invest up to 10 billion dollars in the United States, stating that it would support the revival of U.S. industry.
“Another 10-billion-dollar investments on the way…That’s fantastic,” Duffy said at an opening ceremony for the major Japanese automaker’s new vehicle battery plant in North Carolina on Wednesday.
The transportation secretary said he is a “huge fan of Toyota,” claiming that the company listened to consumers instead of “political pressure” such as efforts by former U.S. President Joe Biden to promote electric vehicles over gasoline cars.
“I think the American consumer has responded so well to the vision that you (Toyota) have and the ties you have with the consumer, as opposed to being driven by politics,” he added.
Toyota plans to use the additional investments to strengthen manufacturing infrastructure for hybrid vehicles, which are increasingly popular in the U.S. market, and for EVs, which the company plans to produce in the United States from next year.
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