TX or CA built - Any difference?

For months I've read on here about how people's trucks are assembled here or there and have been meaning to check mine. I finally remembered to look this morning and noticed mine was assembled December 2016 in Baja, CA. If memory serves, I seem to remember more TX made trucks on here.

Is there any differences between the two assembly points? Certain models only made at one or the other? Someone please educate me. (yes I used that handy 'search' button up top and found tons of threads that had nothing to do with my question - so If I missed it, pointing me to the link would be appreciated)

 

There was an article up here before that showed the difference between the plants. The Texas plant is state of the art and is full of automation whereas the Mexico plant is mostly done by hand. It also said they are slowly adding more automation in Mexico because they are constantly trying to cross train the workers in its current configuration.

 

Mine was built in Baja and it smelled like Cotija when I picked it up.

 

I believe all manual transmissions come from Texas. But I'm unsure.

Basically whether they are assembled in Texas or Mexico, you still aren't safe from Turd gen problems.

 

Baja California is in Mexico.

 

I also believe this to be true as l have yet to see a Manual 3rd Gen from Mexico.

 

i heard the ones built in TX had tapatio additive in the oil, where the CA used more of an avocado based solution

 

Yup, the last CA built Tacoma was in 2010.

 

Just bought a 6MT, and it was built in TX.

 

Are you just running VINs to determine this?

 

You can verify country of assembly of any vehicle by the first letter or didgit. 3 is Mexico. 1 is US and so on...

 

As a resident of California , some would argue Mexico is California and California is Mexico. LOL so mex or ca no different
My Tacoma is a number 5 San Antonio Texas

 

Also says where it's built on the sticker on inside of drivers door.

 

Tesla is the new Tacoma!

 

My 2017 Off Road DCSB 6MT was built in March in San Antonio.

 

WTF

 

Delicious. Do they sell that in an air freshener?

 

Based on my exhaustive research, all the TRD Pros are coming from TX, and they are all basically perfect. The conclusion to draw here, obviously, is get a Pro so everything is awesome.