HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Toyota says it will be expanding again to meet growing demands for hybrid vehicles, which will include investments in manufacturing plants in West Virginia and Kentucky.

Toyota announced a recent commitment to invest up to $10 billion in the United States over the next five years.

The company says the first wave of their commitment, which includes a $912 million investment, is expected to add 252 new jobs across five manufacturing plants “to increase hybrid capacity and bring hybrid-electric Toyota Corollas to its production lineup.”

Recently, Toyota West Virginia president Dave Rosier took West Virginia Senator Shelley Capito (R-W.Va.) and U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on a tour of the plant.

In West Virginia, the company says Toyota’s Buffalo plant will

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