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Toyota Boshoku Corporation (Global Mainstay Hub: Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture, President & CEO: Masayoshi Shirayanagi) will establish a new company, TOYOTA BOSHOKU WESTERN KENTUCKY, LLC., in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, USA, to produce automotive interior parts.
By in-house manufacturing of seat frame mechanism parts, for which demand is expected to increase in the future, we aim to strengthen our competitiveness in the region.
The new company will be invested by Toyota Boshoku America, Inc. (Kentucky, USA, hereinafter referred to as "TBA"), the regional headquarters for the Americas, wholly owned by Toyota Boshoku, and is scheduled to start operation in 2025. The plant will be located at the center of TBA's bases in USA and will supply seat frame mechanism parts such as seat tracks and seat recliners.

CORPORATE OUTLINE
１．Name              TOYOTA BOSHOKU WESTERN KENTUCKY, LLC.
２．Establishment     September 2023
３．Location           Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, USA
４．Capital             134.8 million USD（Approx. 19 billion yen※）
５．Investment ratio  Toyota Boshoku America 100%
６．Products            Automotive interior parts (seat tracks, seat recliners, motor with gear, etc.）
７．Operation start   Planned for 2025
９．Employees          Approx. 140（At start of production）
10．Investment amount Approx. 225 million USD（30 billion yen※）
11．Land area          Approx. 49 acres (198,000 m²）
12．Building area      Approx. 327,000 square feet (30,400 m²)
※The exchange rate is calculated at 1 USD = 141 yen.