Take a look here:
http://toyotanation.com/forum/t189103.html

 

where does Toyota Build the Tacomas esp DCs

All Tacomas for the American market are built in Fremont, California.

 

All Tacomas for the American market are built in Fremont, California.

Fremont, CA ...New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI)...facility builds both GMs and Toyotas.

And is there any other market for the Tacoma besides US and Canada?

 

Some short bed double cabs are also built at the in Mexico. You can find out where your truck is made by looking at the VIN.

If your VIN starts 3 it was built in Baja Mexico at the TMMBC plant.
If your VIN Starts 5 it was built at the Nummi plant in Cali.


The Tacoma is sold in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada, and the US.

 

Not all are made in CA. I have an 07 DC Sport and the sticker said that parts were made in Japan and it was assembled in Tijuana Mexico.

 

All Tacomas for the American market are built in Fremont, California.

Not true. Some of them are built in Baja, Mexico and are then imported to the United States.

 

it will say on the original sticker where your truck was made. mine was in fremont, which is right around the corner from me

 

Not all are made in CA. I have an 07 DC Sport and the sticker said that parts were made in Japan and it was assembled in Tijuana Mexico.

Not true. Some of them are built in Baja, Mexico and are then imported to the United States.

It's like there's an echo in here.:lol: JK guys.

 

where does Toyota Build the Tacomas esp DCs

Greetings Rick: mine was assembled in FremontCalifornia...which is near Oakland/San Jose/San Francisco Bay area.

 

Basically, Unless you live in the southern or border states, then your Tacoma was probably assembled in California. All beds are built in Mexico.

From what I've heard, the Mexican plant is pretty low tech, compared to the California plant.

 

Basically, Unless you live in the southern or border states, then your Tacoma was probably assembled in California. All beds are built in Mexico.

From what I've heard, the Mexican plant is pretty low tech, compared to the California plant.

I can't imagine why the Mexican Plant would need to be high tech. The beds seem pretty easy to assemble. Everything else is built at NUMMI except the frames and the engines and transmissions if I remember correctly.

 

They build whole trucks too.

 

They build whole trucks too.

Oh...my bad...haha

Thats interesting. That plant was established in 2002. It should be more high tech compared to a 20+ year NUMMI plant.

 

I think it is not as mechanized. More manual work. They put out a lot less trucks than the NUMMI plant.

 

Fremont, CA ...New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI)...facility builds both GMs and Toyotas.

And is there any other market for the Tacoma besides US and Canada?

both GMs and Toyotas? that can't be good

 

^^ I think the only GM product built at that plant is the Pontiac Aztec IIRC one of Pontiac's SUV's

 

Eeek, I hate the Asstek. Are they still making those things?

 

^^ I think the only GM product built at that plant is the Pontiac Aztec IIRC one of Pontiac's SUV's

Correction...Pontiac Vibe....But nothin of GM is on that car. It is a Toyota Matrix with a Pontiac body. It has the same frame and engine as the corolla.

 

both GMs and Toyotas? that can't be good

I think its a beneficial partnership. For that particular plant, it was a retired GM facility. Toyota offered to run the facility but it is still owned by GM.

After that, GM upper management and Toyota upper management have been spending lots of time at each other plants to learn. From my understanding, Toyota introduced their first V8 with the help of GM. And GM learned quite a bit on how to be more efficient in manufacturing. But I wonder with the market today with Toyota's success if GM would make the same deal it did 20+ years ago.

 

I doubt it. I'm sure GM wishes that Toyota would go back to Japan right now. Toyota just outsold GM this quarter. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=alvUvN4CQuPU&refer=home

Ouch that hurts for GM. wnedsmas

I bet GM will do some crazy buy 1 get 1 free deal to try to end the year ahead of Toyota.