Toyota could be considering moving its Tundra pickup truck production entirely to its San Antonio production facility, a new report finds. As of now, the Japanese automaker splits Tundra production between its Princeton, Indiana plant and its newly built plant in San Antonio, Texas.
According to an article published in the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, Toyota is seriously considering the shift. However, in a press statement released on Thursday, Toyota says it has no plans to move Tundra production from its Indiana facility.
Despite the denials from Toyota , it would appear that there is a strong business case to move Tundra production entirely to the San Antonio facility. Last year, Toyota targeted 200,000 Tundra sales, but came up just short — selling units 196,555 — despite offering heavy incentives. This year, Tundra sales are already off the mark and the Japanese automaker has slowed the truck’s production, along with the truck’s SUV counterpart — the Toyota Sequoia . The San Antonio plant has the annual capacity to produce 200,000 Tundras, meaning that the facility could easily handle Toyota’s production needs.
If Toyota does decide to make the move, it wouldn’t necessarily mean the end of the Indiana plant as it also makes the full-size Toyota Sequoia SUV.
