Toyota Motor Corp. announced Monday that it will build a new $3.6 billion auto plant in Texas and move some of its truck production from Mexico to the United States.
The Japanese automaker said the new 2.5 million-square-foot facility will be located at its San Antonio industrial complex and is expected to be operational by 2030, creating 2,000 jobs.
Toyota stated that once construction is complete, it will move production of its midsize Tacoma pickup truck from the Toyota Manufacturing Baja California plant in Mexico to the Texas facility. The automaker will continue to manufacture Tacoma trucks at its Guanajuato plant in Mexico.
Toyota already produces Tundra trucks and SUVs at its current San Antonio assembly plant, on the same site where the new factory will be built, and a new 46,450-square-meter rear axle plant is scheduled to open this fall.
President Donald Trump has pressured automakers to move more of their production to the United States and has increased tariffs on automobiles, steel, aluminum, and components.
Toyota has stated its commitment to its operations in Mexico, Canada, and the United States, and has urged Trump to extend the North American trade agreement, USMCA, which automakers say is essential for integrated vehicle production.
In 2020, Toyota moved Tacoma production from San Antonio to the Guanajuato plant, along with the Baja California plant, where the truck had been manufactured since 2004.
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