E350 To Be Built In U.s. (Ky)

[LexBob2]

It's been confirmed that ES350 production is being moved from Japan to Toyota's Kentucky plant. This has been rumored for quite a while and is now official.

It makes sense since the Avalon and Camry lines have been there for years.

[LexBob2]

I just noticed a couple of typos in the thread title. It should read ES350 To Be Built In U.S. (Ky). Sorry...

[GrnIdKjun]

I'm curious how well this will be executed.

Will there be upholstery workers in Ky as well?

If so, will they have to pass the origami test I've read about:

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/07/08/why-it-takes-mad-origami-skills-to-work-as-a-lexus-upholsterer/

I'm also wondering if this will make the models mfg through 2014 in Japan more desirable to those who prefer to purchase CPO.

Any thoughts?