South Carolina is becoming the US production base for yet another vehicle manufacturer after it was announced on February 12, 2025, that Isuzu North America Corporation would be investing $280 million in a new facility in the Upstate.

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Isuzu North America Corp. today announced that it will establish a new U.S. production base in Greenville County, roughly 100 miles southwest of Charlotte, where it will make both gas and electric vehicles. The company's $280 million investment is expected to create more than 700 jobs.

An international car company will invest $280 million in a South Carolina facility to convert it to a “state-of-the-art” manufacturing plant that will create more than 700 jobs, officials said. Isuzu -- one of the world’s largest manufacturers of commercial trucks -- bought a one million-square-foot facility that sits on over 200 acres of property along Augusta Road in the Piedmont area of Greenville County.

Isuzu North America Corporation (Isuzu), a supplier of commercial vehicles, announced Wednesday that it has selected Greenville County to establish the company’s new production base in the United States.