Toyota Files to Expand Texas Truck Factory, Adding 2,000 Jobs

Toyota has filed for approval to build a new manufacturing facility in Texas. The proposed site is located in Bexar County and would expand the automaker's existing truck factory there. The expansion would create 2,000 new jobs.

Toyota plans to complete construction by 2029, according to a document obtained by Bloomberg News. The filing comes as President Trump is pressuring carmakers to bolster domestic production. @YahooFinance reported that the world's biggest carmaker is moving forward with the Texas project amid that pressure.

It outlines the scope of the expansion at the existing facility in Bexar County. U.S.

Manufacturing. The 2,000 new jobs would add to the workforce at the truck factory already operating in the county. Completion of construction is slated for 2029. That timeline would allow the expanded facility to begin full operations at the end of the decade.

The pressure from President Trump has been directed at multiple carmakers. Toyota's filing positions the Japanese automaker as responsive to calls for increased domestic production.