Toyota has/is building an assembly plant in Mexico to shift certain operations from its Fremont, CA plant. Rumour has it was due to CA's tight environmental laws. More on Toyota's mfr
here. FWIW,
The dash boards and seat parts for the Tacoma are manufactured at a plant located about 3mi from my house here in KA. Alot of Toyota's parts are built here instead of Japan. Keep the facts straight please! From their website:
"WHERE DO MANY OF THE PARTS AND MATERIALS COME FROM?
Toyota purchased nearly $15 billion worth of parts and materials from 500 North American suppliers in fiscal year 2002. Since we opened our first North American plant in 1986, our cumulative North American parts and materials purchases have grown to $99 billion. Our relationship with suppliers is one reason that more than 75% of the content in our vehicles is purchased from North American suppliers. This includes everything from windshield wiper blades and seats to catalytic converters."
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