Automotivelogistics: Toyota to invest $3.6 billion in San Antonio plant extension, shifting Tacoma production from Mexico to the US

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Toyota will move production of the Tacoma from Mexico to its plant in San Antonio, TexasToyota

TMNA’s planned $3.6bn investment in the San Antonio site will see the addition of a second vehicle assembly line, on which the Tacoma pickup will be built in the future. 

According to the company, the expansion will create 2,000 new jobs and increase the production area by 2.5 million sq. ft – doubling the site’s footprint by 2030. 

For Toyota, the decision is not only a further expansion of an existing US site, but also a clear signal for stronger localisation of North American production. The Tacoma production is to be relocated over a period of around four years from Toyota’s Mexican plant in Baja California to San Antonio. 

As a result, Toyota’s Tundra, Sequoia and Tacoma models will all be assembled in Texas in the coming years.

Toyota itself has presented the investment as a commitment to North American production.