Automotive
Toyota is bringing most of its Tacoma production back to Texas, marking a major manufacturing shift for one of America’s most popular midsize pickups. The automaker plans to invest approximately $3.6 billion into its San Antonio plant, adding a new assembly line and expanding the facility by about 2.5 million square feet. Once complete, the project will more than double the size of the current 2.2 million-square-foot plant, which already builds the Tundra pickup and Sequoia SUV.
The move is especially notable because the Tacoma has been built exclusively in Mexico since the current fourth-generation model launched for 2024. Before that, Tacoma production had been split between San Antonio and Toyota facilities in Mexico until 2021. Under the new plan, production will shift from Toyota’s Baja California plant back to the United States over roughly four years, while Tacoma output at the Guanajuato, Mexico, facility is expected to continue.
Toyota says the San Antonio expansion is scheduled to be completed by 2030 and will create around 2,000 new jobs. The added assembly line is expected to support roughly 150,000 vehicles per year, giving Toyota more domestic production capacity for a truck that remains a core player in the midsize pickup segment. For Texas, it also reinforces San Antonio’s growing role as one of Toyota’s most important North American manufacturing hubs.
For Tacoma buyers, the return to Texas production could carry plenty of appeal, especially for shoppers who value U.S.-built trucks. It also gives Toyota more flexibility at a time when supply chains, tariffs, and regional production strategies are playing an increasingly important role in the auto industry. The Tacoma has long been one of Toyota’s toughest and most trusted nameplates, and bringing much of its production back to San Antonio feels like a meaningful next chapter for both the truck and the plant that once helped build it.
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