Toyota Moves Tacoma Output to Texas in $3.6B Plant Push
Toyota will add Tacoma production in San Antonio, creating about 2,000 jobs and adding capacity for a pickup widely used by retail and commercial buyers.
San Antonio gets Tacoma production
Toyota Motor Corp. will move some production of the Tacoma midsize pickup from Mexico to San Antonio as part of a $3.6 billion expansion of its Texas plant.
The company said it will build a second production line at the San Antonio facility, where it already makes full-size pickups and SUVs. The project is expected to add about 2,000 jobs by 2030.
Capacity and tariff pressure shape the move
The Tacoma is the best-selling midsize pickup in the United States, and the shift comes as automakers continue to adjust North American production plans around tariffs, trade talks and U.S. manufacturing commitments.
Transport Topics reported that the Toyota plant near Tijuana built about 166,653 Tacoma models last year. Toyota's other Tacoma plant in central Mexico is expected to continue exporting the truck to the United States.
More light-truck supply for fleet buyers
The San Antonio expansion will roughly double the site's size to about 5 million square feet, bringing Toyota's total investment there to $8.3 billion since the company broke ground 23 years ago. The plant is currently running near full capacity of around 200,000 vehicles a year.
Toyota said the expansion will add another 150,000 vehicles annually, with output beginning in 2030 and ramping over four years. For commercial and government fleets that use midsize pickups, the move adds another supply signal in a segment where availability, tariffs and lifecycle cost can all shape replacement timing.
