I bought a early 2003 Corolla when they first came out. The dealer had to order it. It was to be assembled in the NUMMI plant in Fremont, California. The sales manager called and gave me the build date.

I got excited and decided to search around on the internet and found a few numbers for the plant. Somehow I ended up with the paint department manager. I had some questions to ask why toyota seemed to build better quality vehicles than the other brands. He told me on the assembly line they call up all the parts at once for a vehicle, then its assembled. He even looked up my build number and said there was a pickup built before my car and a Pontiac Vibe after. This keeps the employees alert. They also rotate jobs often to keep boredom from setting in. He said most of the plant was not air conditioned but was comfortable. Something like the size of 5 football fields.

I also ask if they used many Japanese workers. He laughed and said no, they are all local everyday people. He said that they get a few Japanese workers coming here for training then they go back to Japan to assemble there. I'm not sure what the difference would be. There was other things he told me but I forgot over the years.

I'm would think the Georgetown Plant would operate similar other then only building Camry's.