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Tariffs could hurt Kentucky’s Toyota plant

The Bluegrass State has been home to Toyota for more than three decades.

LOUISVILLE (WHAS11) -- President Donald Trump's tariffs on the auto industry could hurt Kentucky.

The Bluegrass State has been home to Toyota for more than three decades. The plant in Georgetown has the capacity to produce 550,000 vehicles.

The company has two major investments of more than $1 billion to modernize its plants and expand its engine production.

However, those investments could be in jeopardy because of the government's threat to impose a 25 percent tariff on imported vehicles.

Georgetown built Camrys and Avalons are among the vehicles Toyota exports to 31 countries.

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