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Production of the 2022 Toyota Tundra started today at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas (TMMTX). TMMTX promoted the official line off of the Tundra and hybrid-powered Tundra that is not due until spring of 2022 as the truck’s first major model change at the San Antonio plant since it began assembling trucks in 2006. (read AutoInformed.com on:First Look: Gen 3 2022 Toyota Tundra)
In 2019, TMMTX announced an investment of $391 million to prepare for production of the 2022 Tundra, pushing its cumulative investment to more than $3.1 billion. This helped TMMTX prepare for production of the next generation Tundra by expanding its facility by 141,000 linear feet – equivalent to 470 football fields – for un-named new processes and technologies to bring the redesigned truck to customers.
This included preparations to assemble a hybrid electric version Tundra – the brand’s 12th electrified vehicle. TMMTX is relatively small with the annual capacity to only build 208,000 vehicles.
TMMTX also announced $650,000 in donations to expand access to transportation, food, STEM education and workforce development with a focus on San Antonio’s south side:
- $100,000 – San Antonio Food Bank, supporting food accessibility and delivery
- $250,000 – VIA, remove mobility barriers and expand mobility options for South Side residences
- $300,000 – South Side Independent School Districts, enhancing STEM education, continuing education for educators and wrap-around support services for students
- $50,000 – East Central Independent School District
- $50,000 – Harlandale Independent School District
- $50,000 – Somerset Independent School District
- $50,000 – South San Antonio Independent School District
- $50,000 – Southside Independent School District
- $50,000 – Southwest Independent School District
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
First 2022 Toyota Tundra Built in Texas
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Production of the 2022 Toyota Tundra started today at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas (TMMTX). TMMTX promoted the official line off of the Tundra and hybrid-powered Tundra that is not due until spring of 2022 as the truck’s first major model change at the San Antonio plant since it began assembling trucks in 2006. (read AutoInformed.com on:First Look: Gen 3 2022 Toyota Tundra)
In 2019, TMMTX announced an investment of $391 million to prepare for production of the 2022 Tundra, pushing its cumulative investment to more than $3.1 billion. This helped TMMTX prepare for production of the next generation Tundra by expanding its facility by 141,000 linear feet – equivalent to 470 football fields – for un-named new processes and technologies to bring the redesigned truck to customers.
This included preparations to assemble a hybrid electric version Tundra – the brand’s 12th electrified vehicle. TMMTX is relatively small with the annual capacity to only build 208,000 vehicles.
TMMTX also announced $650,000 in donations to expand access to transportation, food, STEM education and workforce development with a focus on San Antonio’s south side:
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.