Toyota said the new Texas plant will open by 2030, create 2,000 jobs and bring some Tacoma pickup production back to the United States.
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Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it will invest $3.6 billion to build a new auto plant in Texas, creating 2,000 jobs and shifting some production of its Tacoma pickup truck from Mexico to the United States.
The Japanese automaker said the 2.5-million-square-foot facility will be built on its existing manufacturing campus in San Antonio and is expected to open by 2030.
Once the plant is completed, Toyota said it will move production of its mid-size Tacoma pickup from Toyota Manufacturing Baja California in Mexico to the new Texas facility.
Toyota said Tacoma production will continue at its Guanajuato plant in Mexico. The company already builds Tundra trucks and SUVs at its current San Antonio assembly plant, where the new facility will be located.
The expansion adds to Toyota’s existing footprint at the Texas campus. A separate 500,000-square-foot rear axle plant is scheduled to open there in the autumn.
The announcement comes as President Donald Trump has pushed automakers to increase vehicle production in the United States. Trump has also raised tariffs on autos, steel, aluminum and parts as part of his broader effort to move more manufacturing into the country.
Toyota said it remains committed to its operations across Mexico, Canada and the United States. The company also urged Trump to extend the North American free trade agreement that automakers say is critical to maintaining integrated vehicle production across the continent.
Toyota previously produced the Tacoma in San Antonio before moving that production in 2020 to its Guanajuato plant in Mexico. The Baja California plant had been producing the truck since 2004.
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