Trump celebrates Toyota moving production from Mexico to Texas
President Donald Trump praised Toyota’s decision to relocate its manufacturing operations from Mexico to the United States, specifically Texas, as evidence that his tariffs are effective. Toyota announced a $3.6 billion expansion at its San Antonio plant, which includes transferring almost all components for the Tacoma pickup trucks from its Mexican facility, creating approximately 2,000 new jobs. Trump emphasized this move as a result of his tariffs during a social media post and a meeting with Turkish President erdogan, claiming it demonstrates the strength of the U.S. economy. Though, Toyota indicated that the transition would take up to four years and reaffirmed its commitment to its entire North American production network. The announcement occurs shortly after the U.S. declined to renew the USMCA trade agreement, with Toyota supporting a quick resolution to maintain regional competitiveness.
President Donald Trump heralded automaker Toyota’s announcement that it plans to shift much of its production from Mexico to the United States as evidence that his tariff policies are working.
Late Monday night, Toyota outlined plans for a $3.6 billion expansion of its manufacturing center in San Antonio, Texas, which will include shifting nearly all production components for its Tacoma line of pickup trucks from its Baja California plant in Mexico. The move is expected to add some 2,000 jobs to the San Antonio plant.
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“Toyota is moving from Mexico to the United States (Texas!),” Trump wrote on Truth Social Tuesday morning. “A really big deal. Tariffs at work!”
The president additionally expanded on those comments during a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Turkey, ahead of the NATO summit.
“It came over the wires that Toyota is moving out of Mexico into the United States, and building one of the biggest truck and car plants ever built. It’s amazing, that’s what tariffs do, properly used, and so we’ve never had a more exceptional economy or potential economy,” he stated, claiming that the U.S. currently has “the greatest economy we’ve ever had.”
Despite the president’s comments, Toyota’s shift won’t occur overnight. The company said in its statement that the planned buildout won’t be completed for four years and stressed its commitment to its entire North American production output.
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The announcement comes days after the Trump administration declined to renew the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement negotiated during Trump’s first term.
“Toyota remains committed to its operations throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and encourages a quick resolution to USMCA to make the North American region globally competitive,” the company wrote in a statement.
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