For the second time in less than two years AW North Carolina, a Durham company that makes transmissions for Toyotas, is embarking on a multimillion-dollar expansion that will add as many as 250 jobs during the next year.
The company announced Monday that it will invest $14 million in its plant in the Treyburn Industrial Park, where it now employs 1,500 people. AW, like many auto parts suppliers across the country, is ramping up production to keep pace with a surge in auto sales during the last year.
AW is a subsidiary of Japan’s Aisin AW. The company makes automatic transmissions for Toyota’s Camry, Tundra, Tacoma and Sequoia models.