Toyota expands Texas truck production as tariff debate intensifies in North America

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Toyota expands Texas truck production

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Toyota will double its Texas manufacturing campus by 2030, adding a second assembly line and 2,000 jobs through a 2.5 million square foot expansion.
Toyota is shifting some Tacoma production from Mexico to Texas over four years but will continue building certain Tacoma models and the Corolla in Mexico.
Toyota's announcement coincides with USMCA uncertainties and proposed US trade changes requiring 50% domestic automotive production, highlighting the industry's calls for policy resolution.

Texas expansion plan and production shift

As reported by Business Insider, citing Toyota, the automaker plans to add a second vehicle assembly line at its San Antonio manufacturing campus and expand the site by 2.5 million square feet, a move that is set to double its Texas footprint by 2030.

The company says the investment will create 2,000 jobs and reflects its confidence in the region's workforce, innovation, and long-term growth potential. Ted Ogawa, president and CEO of Toyota Motor North America, says the expansion supports future Tacoma production as some output moves from the company's Mexico plants to Texas over roughly four years.

Toyota does not say in its announcement that tariffs are the direct cause of the investment, and the company is not fully exiting Mexico. It says some Tacoma models and the Corolla will continue to be built there.

Trade policy implications for the auto sector

President Donald Trump is presenting the move as evidence that tariffs are encouraging manufacturers to reshore production to the U.S. During a Tuesday visit to Ankara, Turkey, Trump says Toyota's decision shows how tariffs work when they are properly used.

The announcement comes as automakers face uncertainty around the future of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The trade pact is under review after the U.S. declines to renew it in its current form on July 1, and the Trump administration is reportedly seeking changes that would require 50% of automotive parts and manufacturing to take place in the U.S.

Toyota also signals concern about that policy backdrop, saying it remains committed to operations across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico while urging a quick resolution on USMCA to keep North America globally competitive.

Our earlier analysis of the USD/MXN pair focused on how rising U.S. Treasury yields and expectations of a more hawkish Federal Reserve stance were supporting the dollar against the Mexican peso, with the pair consolidating in a defined range. We also highlighted mixed technical signals and the importance of key support/resistance levels, noting that shifts in U.S. policy expectations can quickly translate into volatility tied to U.S.–Mexico capital flows.

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