Allocation Orders

Mexico builds all 4x4s, and San Antonio builds both 4x4s and 4x2s.

 

99% of the people wont notice it came from plant #3 or #5. only the people on TW will care which Toyota could give a rats ass about us 1%.

 

Mejico produces RWD trucks too. I just found multiple.

 

They are built mostly by robots anyways not matter where...much of the human element from production as been removed.

 

Not really. Alot of manufacturers are moving production to Mexico and finding enough qualified workers is difficult. I'm no auto manufacturing guru but theres probably hundreds if not thousands of workers in big plants. Seems like a fairly large human element.

 

I am talking about compared to how it used to be.

 

Who cares where it is built. If the quality assurance and testing is done properly and to the same standards it makes no difference where something is built except to your pride.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toL1tXrLA1c

 

GM and VW take jobs away. Those two just want to built as much shit as possible for the lowest cost. Toyota only moved there because they didn't feel they could expand the Texas plant all that much more.

 

Just buy your Tacoma in Canada, we're only getting USA-made trucks.

Jeff

 

When did that happen?

 

The only time I've ever seen any TMMBC Tacomas was during the period of time between when NUMMI stopped producing them and TMMTX started. Other than that they are all NUMMI or TMMTX. The latest information from TCI also only shows them coming from Texas for the 2016's.

Jeff

 

At only a $5K upcharge for the same truck

 

They Built My Truck!

 

A bargain!

We'll call it a "know which factory it's coming from" charge.

Jeff

 

Hmm, weird. I was pretty sure my truck was from Mexico.

 

Take another look at your VIN, it should be 5TFLU4EN_DX______ (6MT) or 5TFMU4FN_DX______ (5AT).

Jeff

 

My code starts with a 3

 

You can get both leather and JBL with the Sport. Granted, the leather is aftermarket through the dealer but JBL is very much an option. I have The JBL coming on mine.

 

1. 1st character of the vin = country ... code 3 is mexico, code 5 is usa
2. 2nd character of vin = manufacturer T = Toyota, N = NUMMI
3. Toyota stop making Toyota's in NUMMI plant since 2010
4. vin 11 = plant code :

0-9 (All numeric) Japan
A Onnaing-Valenciennes, France (TMMF)
C Cambridge, ON, CA (TMMC)
E United Kingdom
K Japan
M Baja CA, Mexico (TMMBC)
N Kolín, Czech Republic (TPCA)
R Lafayette, IN, US (Subaru of Indiana Automotive)
S Princeton, IN, US
U Georgetown, KY, US
W Woodstock, ON, CA (TMMC)
X San Antonio, TX, US
Z Fremont, CA, US (NUMMI)