Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Baja California (TMMBC) will increase production capacity of Tacoma pick-up trucks by 20,000 units, for a total annual capacity of 50,000 vehicles and 200,000 Tacoma truck beds.
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The increased capacity will require an additional investment of US$37 million and the completed expansion is due in 2007. Toyota is currently considering the number of additional workers needed.
“Since this plant was announced in 2002, we have expanded several times,” said TMMBC vice president Bob Ried.
TMMBC began operations in 2004 and produces Tacoma pick-ups for sale in the United States and Mexico. The plant also makes all Tacoma truck beds. Operations include welding, paint and assembly, and the plant now employs approximately 800.
