Toyota Expands Texas Plant for Tacoma Production Shift

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Key Takeaways

• Toyota volition put $3.6B to much than treble its San Antonio assembly works and adhd a 2nd accumulation enactment for the Tacoma.

• The enlargement supports a gradual displacement of immoderate US-bound Tacoma accumulation from Mexico to Texas and includes much than 2,000 caller jobs.

• The task reflects a broader propulsion by automakers to grow US manufacturing capableness and summation accumulation flexibility.

Toyota is importantly expanding its Texas manufacturing footprint, per Supply Chain Dive. The automaker announced connected July 7 that it volition put $3.6B to much than treble the size of its San Antonio assembly plant, according to WardsAuto. The task volition bring accumulation of the midsize Tacoma pickup to Texas alongside the Tundra and Sequoia, with operations ramping up done 2030.

The concern marks 1 of Toyota's largest caller US manufacturing commitments. It besides advances the company's broader program to summation home accumulation capableness and manufacturing flexibility crossed North America.

Bigger Bet On Texas Manufacturing

Toyota has steadily expanded its manufacturing beingness successful Texas since opening the San Antonio installation successful 2006. The latest concern raises Toyota's full spending astatine the tract to $8.3B since operation began successful 2003.

The institution had antecedently signaled an enlargement successful May, but the last committedness came successful 80% higher than the archetypal estimate. Toyota told WardsAuto the further $1.6B volition money precocious manufacturing technology, supplier infrastructure, tooling, and pre-production labor. An adjacent rear axle works announced successful 2024 is besides nearing completion.

The Details

The expanded installation volition diagnostic a 2nd assembly enactment susceptible of producing up to 150,000 vehicles annually, according to Toyota. That enactment volition assemble the Tacoma alongside the full-size Tundra pickup and Sequoia SUV.

Toyota plans to displacement immoderate US-market Tacoma accumulation from its Baja California, Mexico, works to San Antonio by 2030. The automaker has not disclosed however accumulation volition beryllium divided betwixt Texas and its Mexican facilities. It besides has not confirmed whether hybrid Tacoma accumulation volition stay astatine its Guanajuato plant, which presently builds each hybrid models and astir fractional of US Tacoma volume, according to WardsAuto.

The task volition make much than 2,000 jobs and grow Toyota's manufacturing field crossed its existing South Texas site.