In Georgetown, Toyota became global

Toyota executive Cheryl Jones, among the first hired for Georgetown, remembers wondering: "What have I gotten myself into?" (Elaine Shay, 2007 photo)

By:

Lindsay Chappell

October 29, 2007 05:00 AM

Toyota's decision to build an assembly plant in Georgetown, Ky., was only partly about the U.S. auto market. The decision was also about Toyota itself.

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