Isuzu North America Corporation, an 8-year TCIA corporate member company based in Anaheim, California, is establishing a new production base in Greenville County, South Carolina. The aim is to expand its vehicle supply capabilities in anticipation of the electrification of commercial vehicles in North America. The company has purchased a 1-million-square-foot facility on 200-plus acres of land that it is converting into a state-of-the-art, Isuzu-run, assembly plant.

Isuzu Plant Greenville, South Carolina

The new assembly plant will introduce a variable-model, variable-volume production system that produces both internal-combustion-engine vehicles and electric vehicles. It will be the first facility in the Isuzu Group to use a production line without conveyors or pits, a highly advanced line that maximizes flexibility and scalability. In addition, the plant’s quality-assurance system will automate inspections to eliminate operational errors, ensure traceability of parts and introduce image inspections and other methods to prevent the leakage of defective products.

The size of the Greenville plant will enable Isuzu to consolidate all production-related operations –under one roof, streamlining processes and improving efficiency. The campus also has sufficient acreage to store all completed trucks at a single site. The plant will give Isuzu direct control over all assembly and logistics operations and will provide Isuzu with the flexibility and speed to meet the demands of a quickly evolving North American commercial vehicle market.

Isuzu’s total investment in the plant (including land, building, tooling and equipment) is expected to equal approximately $280 million dollars. The plant will have a production capacity of 50,000 units by 2030 and will initially produce Isuzu N-Series Gas, N-Series Electric, and F-Series Diesel trucks. Initial assembly operations will begin in 2027 and will further expand in 2028, at which time, the plant is expected to employ more than 700 people.

Noboru Murakami, President of Isuzu North America Corporation, stated: “The establishment of an Isuzu-owned and operated production base in the United States reflects both Isuzu’s commitment to, and success in, the North American market. The plant will be optimally designed for our needs, streamline our processes, provide us with flexibility to react to changing market conditions, and position us for even greater growth in the North American Market.”