Japanese carmaker Toyota said on Wednesday it will invest 680 million euros ($792 million) on a new production line in the Czech Republic to make a battery electric car. The line will be built with a government incentive of up to 64 million euros ($75 million) to expand Toyota's existing plant in Kolin,

Toyota said on Wednesday it would build an electric vehicle model at its factory in the Czech Republic, its first fully-electric model to be made in Europe, and would also invest in a new battery assembly facility at the plant.

So far in 2025, Toyota has sold 42,964 Prius cars in North America. That’s split between regular hybrids and “Prime” plug-in hybrids with up to 44 miles of electric-only range. These sales numbers reveal just how much American buyers love a traditional hybrid and plug-in hybrid from an automaker with Toyota’s reputation for reliability.