Isuzu North America Corp., a commercial vehicle supplier, will invest $280 million to establish a production base in Greenville, the company announced Feb. 12.
The investment is expected to create more than 700 jobs at a 1 million-square-foot facility on over 200 acres of land on Augusta Road. The plant will be updated to include a variable-model, variable-volume production line that produces both internal combustion engine vehicles and electric vehicles. The production site will manufacture the company’s N-Series Gas, N-Series Electric and F-Series Diesel trucks, and will have a production capacity of 50,000 units annually.
“Isuzu carefully considered numerous factors when deciding where to locate its new production base,” said Isuzu North America Corporation President Noboru Murakami. “We found everything that we wanted and more in the state of South Carolina and Greenville County: a supportive business environment, excellent access to transportation, proximity to the Port of Charleston, an excellent labor pool, a skilled workforce being produced by nearby colleges, and the benefits of joining a large and growing automotive production base. We look forward to starting up our operations and making a positive contribution to the state and the local community.”
Operations at Isuzu’s Greenville plant are expected to begin in 2027.
