Overview
- Toyota submitted plans to the Texas Comptroller for Project Orca, a new vehicle line at its San Antonio complex, which now builds the Tundra and Sequoia.
- The filing sets construction to begin before the end of 2026, with the plant work finishing in 2029 and vehicle production starting in 2030.
- The $2 billion spend breaks into $1.05 billion for buildings and site improvements and $950 million for machinery and equipment.
- Toyota projects about 2,000 new permanent jobs and an average of more than 600 construction jobs each year from 2026 through 2030, with a filed wage threshold of $88,583 under Texas House Bill 5.
- The company has not named the models for the new line, though reports expect hybrids, and the move fits into roughly $10 billion of U.S. investments that include a North Carolina battery plant now producing cells.