Isuzu Groundbreaking in South Carolina (Photos)

Vehicle Research•Photos 13•October 3, 2025

Isuzu North America Corporation held a groundbreaking at its 1,000,000-square-foot building in Piedmont, South Carolina. The massive facility will produce several of Isuzu’s medium duty trucks, including the N-Series Gas, N-Series Electric, and F-Series.

The Isuzu-owned and operated production facility situated on 200 acres in Greenville County will be the company’s most advanced manufacturing site and represents a $280 million investment. The plant will have a production capacity of 50,000 units by 2030 and is expected to employ over 700 workers by 2028.

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A man in a suit and a yellow tie talks, and gestures with his hands. — Shaun Skinner, president and CEO, Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, details the advantages of relocating to the new building.

Interior photo of a really large, empty building. — The building is now vacant, but in the coming years three assembly lines will be added.

Exterior photo of a large building with multiple loading docks. — The massive 1,000,000-square-foot spec building was developed by the local development authority and now will be the home for Isuzu truck production.

A business man in a suit stands on stage and speaks to an audience. — Masanori Katayama, Isuzu Motors Limited chairman, representative director and CEO, talks about growth goals and how the Piedmont facility can help achieve those goals.

Two men with shovels and hard hats stand on either side of a tree that has been planted. — To further commemorate the occasion, Yoshino cherry trees were planted on the site.

Group photo of men in suits standing in front of a box truck. — Key leaders from Isuzu Motors Limited, Isuzu North America Corporation, the State of South Carolina, and others joined to celebrate the groundbreaking event.

Company leaders and dignitaries shovel dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony outside Isuzu's new building in Piedmont, South Carolina.

Exterior building photo from an angle. — The building will have space for offices, parts and storage, and three assembly lines.

An Isuzu truck with a dump bed inside a building, with the bed tipped up. — An Isuzu FTR was one of several medium-duty trucks on display.

A business man holds a microphone and speaks with a truck in the background. — Noboru Murakami, chairman and CEO of Isuzu North America Corporation, delivers remarks about how the area and Isuzu will grow together.

A collection of Isuzu hardhats and shovels, which have a dusting of red dirt. — Isuzu North America Corporation officially broke ground outside a 1,000,000-square-foot building in Piedmont, South Carolina, this week.

Two men in business suit exchange gifts on a stage. — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and Masanori Katayama, Isuzu Motors Limited chairman, representative director and CEO, exchange gifts.

A medium-duty electric box truck is on display inside a building. — Among the trucks exhibited was an Isuzu NRR EV.