Toyota to invest $3.6 billion in San Antonio to shift Tacoma production from Mexico
The expansion will add a second assembly line, create 2,000 jobs, add 2.5 million square feet and double Toyota Texas in size by 2030 as Tacoma assembly moves over about four years.
Toyota Motor North America said it will invest $3.6 billion to expand its San Antonio manufacturing site with a second vehicle assembly line for Tacoma pickup trucks, creating 2,000 jobs and adding 2.5 million square feet to what the company said will be a campus twice its current size by 2030. The automaker said Tacoma production will be transferred from Toyota Motor Manufacturing Baja California to the expanded Toyota Texas plant over approximately four years. The site already assembles the Tundra and Sequoia and is adding a rear axle plant scheduled to start operations this fall. Toyota said the project will lift its total investment in San Antonio to $8.3 billion since 2003 and increase the local workforce to about 6,000, supported by 23 local suppliers. The company also said the new facility will add manufacturing flexibility and advanced production technology while remaining aligned with its broader North American operations. Toyota said it remains committed to operations in the United States, Canada and Mexico and is pushing for a swift resolution of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to preserve North American competitiveness.
- assembly line: A manufacturing setup in which vehicles move through sequential production stations for efficient large-scale output.
- rear axle plant: A factory unit that produces rear axle assemblies, a key drivetrain component that transfers power to the rear wheels.
- U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement: The North American trade pact, often abbreviated as USMCA, that governs regional trade rules among the three countries.