Toyota to Build Tacoma in San Antonio by 2030
Toyota is spending $3.6 billion to expand its San Antonio, Texas, plant so it can build the Tacoma midsize pickup there starting in 2030.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Trucks
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Toyota plans to spend $3.6 billion to expand its San Antonio plant, which will begin building the Tacoma midsize pickup in the U.S. in 2030. Production is shifting from one of Toyota's Mexico plants, and the expansion doubles the San Antonio plant's capacity by adding 150,000 vehicles per year.
Why it matters
Importing the Tacoma from Mexico made it subject to new tariffs, and building it domestically moves production into the United States. For San Antonio, the expansion adds manufacturing capacity to a plant that already assembles almost 200,000 Tundra and Sequoia vehicles each year.
Toyota is spending $3.6 billion to add the ability to build 150,000 more vehicles per year at San Antonio, a plant that already assembles almost 200,000 Tundra and Sequoia units annually. The company has not yet said which other models, beyond the Tacoma, may be added to the line.
The players
Toyota Motor North America
The U.S. arm of Japanese automaker Toyota, which oversees its North American manufacturing, sales and operations.
Mark Templin
A Toyota veteran who has been with the company since 1990 and will become Toyota Motor North America CEO on January 1, 2027.
Ted Ogawa
The outgoing Toyota Motor North America CEO who will remain in the U.S. as an advisor until March 31 before returning to Japan as a senior fellow.
The details
The San Antonio plant is being retooled to build a body-on-frame truck, and that retooling opens the possibility of adding other body-on-frame models to the assembly line. Toyota is also projecting tariff costs of about $7 billion this fiscal year, down about $1.3 billion.
Timeline
March 31: Toyota's fiscal year ends, and outgoing North America CEO Ted Ogawa's advisory role in the U.S. concludes.
January 1, 2027: Mark Templin takes over as Toyota Motor North America CEO.
2030: Tacoma production begins at the San Antonio plant.
Roadmap
Toyota's move follows the tariff-driven pressure that new federal import duties placed on Mexico-built vehicles, prompting a shift of production back into the United States. The plan reflects a broader automaker strategy of localizing truck manufacturing to offset those costs.
Buyers considering a Tacoma may see the midsize pickup built domestically from 2030 rather than imported from Mexico, which could affect pricing as tariff costs change. Tariffs on imports remain a factor in the price and availability of imported pickups.
The takeaway
Toyota's San Antonio expansion shows how tariff policy can redirect where a popular truck is built. Watch for the 2030 Tacoma start and whether additional models follow on the retooled line.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by MotorTrend.
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