SAN ANTONIO, July 9 (Our Texas Times) — Toyota Motor North America said it will spend $3.6 billion to expand its San Antonio manufacturing campus, add a second assembly line and move Tacoma pickup production from Mexico to Texas over about four years.
The company said the project will create about 2,000 new jobs and add 2.5 million square feet to the site, which it said will double in size by 2030. Toyota said the expanded campus will eventually build the Tacoma alongside the Tundra, Sequoia and rear axles.
Toyota’s Texas campus already includes a vehicle assembly line, and the company said rear axle production there is scheduled to begin in fall 2026. The expansion is centered on the South Side of San Antonio and adds to the automaker’s existing manufacturing footprint in Texas.
The company said the Tacoma production move will come from Toyota Motor Manufacturing Baja California to the expanded Texas plant. Toyota did not say in the announcement when the full transfer would be complete beyond the approximate four-year timeline.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott praised the project in Toyota’s announcement, saying, “Texas is where the world builds bigger, and Toyota shows it once more with a $3.6 billion expansion in San Antonio that doubles their factory footprint and creates 2,000 new jobs.”
Toyota Motor North America said the investment reflects continued demand for the truck and the company’s long-term manufacturing plans in the state. The expansion adds to Toyota’s Texas operations as the automaker prepares to bring new production online and widen the range of vehicles built in San Antonio.
