Toyota Expanding Texas Plant With $3.6B Investment to Build Tacoma Trucks

Toyota Motor North America is investing $3.6 billion to expand its San Antonio, Texas, plant, adding a second vehicle assembly line, creating 2,000 jobs, and transferring production of the Tacoma pickup from Mexico.

Plant Expansion

The expansion brings Toyota’s total investment in its San Antonio operations to $8.3 billion since construction began in 2003. It will add 2.5 million square feet to the site, doubling its size by 2030 and increasing annual production capacity from about 200,000 to 350,000 vehicles.

The expanded plant will assemble the Tacoma midsize pickup alongside the Tundra full-size pickup and Sequoia SUV, while Tacoma production will gradually move here from Toyota’s Baja California plant in Mexico over about four years. The company’s Guanajuato, Mexico, plant will continue building the Tacoma in the meantime.

A new rear axle plant at the San Antonio site is also scheduled to begin operations later this year. The plant’s workforce is expected to grow to about 6,000 employees, along with 23 on-site suppliers.

State Support

The expansion was supported by the Texas Enterprise Fund and the Jobs, Energy, Technology and Innovation program. 

Toyota Motor North America President and CEO Ted Ogawa said the expansion reflects the company’s long-term commitment to manufacturing in North America.

Credit: Thomas for Industry

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