Toyota Eyes 'Silicon Island' for New EV Battery Plant Supplying Lexus

Toyota Motor plans to construct an EV battery plant in Fukuoka, supplying Lexus vehicles and aims to transform Kyushu into a battery supply hub.

Transforming Kyushu for EV Exports

According to a report by Nikkei business daily, Toyota Motor, a Japanese automaker, intends to construct an electric vehicle battery plant in the Fukuoka prefecture in the country's southwest. The plant will reportedly sell its batteries to a factory that manufactures Lexus brand luxury vehicles.

According to the newspaper, the number one selling car manufacturer in the world plans to transform the island of Kyushu—where Fukuoka is situated—into an export base for Asia and a hub for its battery-powered vehicle supply chain.

Toyota's EV Battery Ramp-Up

Reuters shares that while Toyota was aware of the claim, a representative clarified that the corporation had not made any announcements regarding it. The representative went on to say that Toyota has been ramping up its manufacture of electric vehicle batteries through a number of different programs.

Toyota Motor Kyushu's Miyata factory is where the automaker produces Lexus automobiles.

2026 EV Launch Plans

In the past, the carmaker stated that its EV-focused unit, BEV Factory, would begin producing EVs using next-generation batteries and release them worldwide beginning in 2026.

By 2030, the business hopes to sell 3.5 million electric vehicles per year, with the BEV Factory section accounting for little less than half of that total. By 2023, it had sold 104,000 electric vehicles.

Nikkei said that Toyota had not yet decided on the budget for the battery factory or when construction would begin, although the news outlet did not specify where it obtained its information.

Among Toyota's subsidiaries, Primearth EV Energy focuses on battery production for hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and fully electric vehicles; according to the newspaper, this is the case here.