Last year, Camry sales reached 397,156. The Georgetown plant alone produced 325,123 of those. From its introduction to the end of the year, just five months, the plant produced 26,746 Sienna minivans, for a plant total of 432,146 automobiles produced in 1997 alone. Automobile production numbers are expected to reach 474,081 by the end of 1998. The plant made 435,709 engines during 1997.
Quality seems as important as as quantity at the plant.
Not only has the plant produced the number one selling car, but it has also received three Gold Plant Quality Awards from J.D. Power and Associates. The prestigious annual awards are based on customer feedback. From 1990 through 1997 TMMK received at least a bronze award, and received top honors in '90, '93, and '94. The manufacturing numbers for the plant also indicate the investment in Kentucky. Not just for Scott County, but the whole state.