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Up to right now point, all Highlanders destined for the U.S. undergo been heard erected in Japan. Toyota had calculated to initiate construction a new, redesigned Highlander in late 2009 at its plant in Tupelo, Mississippi, a factory such a is continue to short of construction, but the hastily low SUV world prompted it to adjourn the vehicle’s redesign to 2010. Things tweak soon in their business, however, and due to the fact that its plant in Princeton, Indiana too builds the full-size Tundra is now sitting idle, Toyota has concluded to use the capacity to craft constructing the Highlander in the lessen of 2009. The Tupelo plant, meanwhile, might in its place embark on constructing the Prius right here in the U.S. when its constructing is finished in 2010. All the current flip flopping of creation can be wrapped up due to the fact that of the flexible manufacturing the was made to every of Toyota’s plants, and the definite end result is the current its employees can remain trying instead as opposed to sitting at house without a paycheck.

Slightly more than 90,000 Toyota Highlanders are being recalled for a seatbelt problem in the third row. The recalled crossovers are all 2008 models built between May of 2007 and March of this year. The stock belts could prevent secure mounting of a rear-facing child seat in the third row, and dealers will install a redesigned part on affected Highlanders. The problem with the third row belts hasn’t spawned any complaints or injuries, and owners will be notified starting in June. Still, Toyota has put the brakes on Highlander sales until current stock is retrofitted and assembly lines are resupplied with the new part.

[Source: AP via WCVB]