Toyota Motor Manufacturing Missouri

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Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Missouri, Inc.
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Automotive
Founded1912 (1912), as Bodine Pattern Company in St. Louis
FounderJesse Bodine
Headquarters,
United States
Key people
Wes Woods (president)
Terry Henderson (general manager)
Products
Number of employees
1,000 (2022)
Parent Toyota Motor North America
Footnotes /references
[1]

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Missouri (TMMMO), formerly the Bodine Pattern Company, is an American manufacturing plant in Troy, Missouri that focuses on building cylinder heads for straight-four engines built by Toyota. It is a subsidiary of Toyota Motor North America, itself a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan.

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History

In 1912, Jesse Bodine founded the Bodine Pattern Company in St. Louis, Missouri. Bodine produced mold castings for various customers including automotive. When Toyota started to expand its manufacturing presence in North America in the late 1980s, they turned to Bodine to supply aluminum parts. In 1990, Toyota purchased the company, renaming it to Bodine Aluminum. [2]

In 1991, Toyota broke ground on an additional plant in Troy, Missouri that would open in 1993. Bodine Aluminum opened a plant in Jackson, Tennessee in 2003, and closed its St. Louis plant in December 2018. [3]

In 2020, the company's name changed from Bodine Aluminum to Toyota Motor Manufacturing Missouri, while the Jackson plant became Toyota Motor Manufacturing Tennessee. [4]

In 2021, the company gave two grants totaling to 28 thousand dollars to Mercy hospitals to pay for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] [6] In 2023, they gave more grants totaling to 230 thousand dollars to the Lincoln County R-III School District and Silex R-1 School District to fund educational programs. [7]

In 2022, Toyota funded 109 million dollars to increase salaries and produce specialized cylinder heads for electric cars. [8]

Production

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Missouri has the ability to build more than 3 million cylinder heads annually on three production lines. [2]

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References

  1. "Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Missouri (TMMMO)". Toyota Motor North America (Press release). March 28, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Drew, James (December 21, 2021). "Toyota analyzing future use of Troy, Missouri, plant as auto maker eyes shift to EVs". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  3. Robbins, Brian (October 10, 2018). "Toyota subsidiary closing North County location, 88 workers affected". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  4. Latham, Angele. "Jackson Toyota plant honored for name change, community contributions". The Jackson Sun. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  5. "Toyota Grant to Pay for COVID Care Home Kits". Mercy. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  6. "Toyota and Mercy Encourage Community with 'Let's Get it Done in 2021' Campaign". Mercy. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  7. "Toyota Missouri Congratulates 2023 Grant Recipients". Lincoln News Now!. January 19, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  8. Nelson, Alisa (April 21, 2022). "Toyota is pumping $109 million into its Missouri plant (LISTEN)". Missourinet. Retrieved January 21, 2024.

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