Shanghai has taken a big step towards reclaiming the title as the country’s largest vehicle production hub following Toyota Motor’s plan to make cars in the city. The metropolis, which has been eclipsed by Shenzhen and Guangzhou since 2022 in car production,

Toyota said Wednesday it will build an EV plant in Shanghai, China. The plant will produce a new Lexus brand EV vehicle.

Toyota’s new factory is said to be minutes away from a railway station in Jinshan, the district branding itself as “Shanghai’s Bay Area.”