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Toyota Motor North America said it will invest $3.6 billion to expand its San Antonio manufacturing campus with a second vehicle assembly line to support the Tacoma truck.
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The project will create 2,000 new jobs and add 2.5 million square feet, doubling the size of Toyota Texas by 2030.
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Tacoma production will shift from Toyota Motor Manufacturing Baja California to San Antonio over about four years, joining Tundra, Sequoia, and rear axle operations in Texas.
Toyota Motor North America plans to invest $3.6 billion to expand its San Antonio manufacturing campus, adding a second vehicle assembly line, 2,000 jobs, and 2.5 million square feet by 2030.
Toyota said in a July 6 statement that the expansion will double the size of Toyota Texas and add a second assembly line on the existing campus, signaling a multiyear industrial construction program at one of South Texas’s largest manufacturing sites.
The new line will support Tacoma production, which Toyota said will transition from Toyota Motor Manufacturing Baja California to San Antonio over an approximate four-year period. With the move, Tundra, Sequoia, and Tacoma vehicles will all be assembled in Texas.
Toyota Motor North America said it will invest $3.6 billion to expand its San Antonio manufacturing campus with a second vehicle assembly line to support the Tacoma truck. Once the facility is built, Texas assembled vehicles will include the Tundra, Sequoia, and Tacoma. Image: Toyota
Expansion Adds to Active Toyota Buildout in Texas
This is not Toyota’s first recent expansion move in San Antonio. In June 2024, Toyota announced a separate $531 million investment to build a new 500,000-square-foot on-site facility for drivetrain parts production and create more than 400 jobs.
In the new announcement, Toyota said that rear axle plant is nearing startup and described the second assembly line as the plant’s second milestone investment in two years.
The latest expansion will bring Toyota’s total investment in San Antonio to $8.3 billion since the company broke ground there in 2003.
Aerial view of Toyota Texas in San Antonio, where the automaker plans to add a second vehicle assembly line to support the Tacoma truck on its existing campus. Image: Toyota
What it Means for Construction
A 2.5 million-square-foot expansion on an active manufacturing campus typically means phased construction, utility work, site coordination, and schedule management around ongoing operations. The company did not release specific plans for a construction start date or for bidding by general contractors and suppliers.
Toyota said in a statement it assembled more than 197,000 vehicles in San Antonio last year, and the plant remains the exclusive production home of the Tundra and Sequoia.
The existing campus already includes a vehicle assembly line and a new rear axle plant nearing startup, meaning the site is already in the middle of capacity growth before the second line is added.
The company’s local workforce is expected to climb to about 6,000 team members, supported by 23 on-site suppliers and their employees.
San Antonio’s Role Keeps Growing
Toyota framed the decision as a vote of confidence in Texas after what it called "a highly competitive process". The company said the expansion reinforces Texas as a hub for automotive innovation and manufacturing.
Frank Voss, group vice president of truck manufacturing for Toyota Motor North America and president of Toyota Texas, said the 2,000-acre site was selected for its ability to scale with vehicle demand, suggesting the San Antonio campus was designed with major future expansion in mind.
State and regional leaders also emphasized the broader economic and infrastructure significance of the project. Gov. Greg Abbott said the expansion is supported by the Texas Enterprise Fund and JETI program, while greater:SATX Regional Economic Partnership pointed to coordination among state, county, city, utility, and infrastructure partners.
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