Toyota to replace Tundra with Highlander at Princeton plant

11/07/2008 19:53. Responding to changes in consumer demand, Toyota Motor Corp. announced Thursday that it will make changes to its operations in Princeton, Ind.

The Highlander mid-size SUV, originally scheduled to be built in Mississippi, will be built in Princeton, starting in fall 2009.

"This is a great vote of confidence in the excellence and productivity of Indiana workers," Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels said in an e-mailed statement. "It strengthens our state's standing as one of Toyota's principal American bases, and as an emerging capital of fuel efficient car manufacturing."

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