Toyota opts to build crossover instead of Corolla at Ala. JV plant

Toyota Mazda — Toyota President Akio Toyoda and Mazda President Masamichi Kogai announced their plans for a joint U.S. plant in August 2017. (REUTERS)

July 10, 2019 02:22 PM

Toyota Motor Corp. has abandoned plans to build Corolla sedans at a new joint assembly plant it is building in cooperation with Mazda in Huntsville, Ala., and instead will build an as-yet-unannounced crossover there.

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