Toyota Motor has filed with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts seeking approval to construct an additional vehicle assembly line at its existing San Antonio manufacturing campus, detailing an overall planned investment of about $2 billion for the initiative.
The project, identified in the filing as "Project Orca," is scheduled to move into construction by the end of 2026 and aims to begin vehicle production in 2030. The filing breaks down the capital allocation as approximately $1.05 billion earmarked for buildings and other property improvements and $950 million allocated to machinery and equipment.
According to the filing, the expansion is expected to support the creation of 2,000 new jobs over a projected hiring window from 2028 to 2030. The filing attributes the plans to Toyotas ongoing evaluation of its manufacturing footprint and long-term commitment to North American manufacturing, local employment and supplier relationships.
"We regularly evaluate our manufacturing footprint to ensure we remain competitive and aligned with customer demand. This reflects our long-term commitment of investing in the North American region, local manufacturing/jobs, and suppliers," Toyota said in a statement.
From an infrastructure and capital perspective, the filing documents a significant split between fixed property improvements and movable production plant assets. The $1.05 billion in buildings and related improvements will likely include site work, facility expansion and associated construction costs, while the $950 million for machinery and equipment is intended to outfit the new assembly line with production tooling and systems.
For regional markets and supply chains, the filing explicitly forecasts workforce expansion tied to the project timeline. The anticipated 2,000 positions are scheduled to come online across the 2028-2030 window, aligning labor additions with the ramp toward the production target year.
The filing does not provide further operational details such as vehicle models, shift structures or supplier arrangements. It limits its disclosures to investment amounts, timing estimates for construction and production start, and the expected job tally tied to the multi-year build-out.
As presented in the filing, Project Orca represents a capital-intensive expansion of Toyotas San Antonio complex with clearly delineated spending categories and a multi-year timetable for both construction and staffing to reach production in 2030.