PLANO, Texas (July 29, 2025) – Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) today announced that Janette Hostettler, group vice president, TMNA, and vice president, Manufacturing, Toyota Kentucky, will retire effective September 15, 2025. Hostettler is responsible for the overall management of vehicle manufacturing and organization at Toyota’s largest manufacturing facility globally.
Hostettler began her career with Toyota in 2000 at Toyota Indiana in Quality and held numerous leadership positions at the facility in the areas of manufacturing, paint, plastics, plant engineering and pilot production. After being promoted to general manager in 2017, she led final vehicle assembly for Sienna, Highlander, and Sequoia.
In 2018, Hostettler served as senior vice president of manufacturing at Mazda Toyota Manufacturing in Huntsville, Alabama, where she was responsible for launching the Mazda CX-50 and Corolla Cross plant production system including start of production, quality, hiring and training for 4,000 team members. In 2023, she was named group vice president, TMNA, and vice president, Manufacturing, Toyota Kentucky.
In 2023, Hostettler was inducted into the Women in Manufacturing Hall of Fame, and in 2016 was named a STEP Ahead honoree by The Manufacturing Institute and one of the Women Worth Watching.
Hostettler has supported career development opportunities in local communities through nonprofit board service such as the Society of Women Engineers, Mazda Toyota Manufacturing Women Inspiring Women, and Evansville High School Engineering Development Program. She currently serves on the board of the Kentucky Chamber and most recently, The Manufacturing Institute.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in North America for nearly 70 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands, plus our more than 1,800 dealerships.
Toyota directly employs nearly 64,000 people in North America who have contributed to the design, engineering, and assembly of nearly 49 million cars and trucks at our 14 manufacturing plants. In 2025, Toyota’s plant in North Carolina began to manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles. With more electrified vehicles on the road than any other automaker, Toyota currently offers 30 electrified options.
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