Isuzu Motors announced plans to build a $280 million factory in Piedmont, South Carolina, to boost the company's North American supply chain, specifically commercial vehicles. The new 93,000-square-meter plant in Greenville County is scheduled to be up and running by 2027 and create some 700 jobs by 2028.

Japanese manufacturer Isuzu Motors has committed $280 million to establish a new production facility in South Carolina. It says the site will begin operations in 2027 and will ult

The plant will have a production capacity of 50,000 units by 2030. It will use a variable-model and variable-volume system to produce both combustion and electric vehicles.

The new assembly plant will introduce a variable-model, variable-volume production system that produces both internal combustion engine vehicles and EVs. It will be the first facility in the Isuzu Group to use a production line without conveyors or pits.

Two companies in recent days have disclosed plans for significant investments in South Carolina that will deliver a wealth of manufacturing jobs to the Upstate area. Isuzu North America Corp. today announced that it will establish a new U.