On September 18th, 2,800 team members at Toyota Texas, on the city’s South Side, celebrated the milestone of assembling the plant’s one millionth truck – a Sunset Bronze Mica colored, 1794 Edition Tundra – with one thing in mind: satisfied customers.
“We are grateful for our loyal customers across North America who tell us they love driving Texas-built Tacomas and Tundras,” said Chris Nielsen, president of Toyota Texas. “It makes me incredibly proud of our team members and 21 on-site suppliers every time I see one of our trucks on the road knowing that safety and quality are built into every one of them.”
Some fun facts about this iconic one-millionth celebration:
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If you lined up the one million trucks Toyota Texas has produced, it would stretch approximately 3,700 miles (approximately 5955 kilometers); or approximately from The Alamo to Honolulu, Hawaii.
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The redesigned 2014 Tundra is among Toyota’s most American vehicle ever. Styling was completed by Calty Design Research centers in Newport Beach, Calif., and Ann Arbor, Mich.; and it was engineered by the Toyota Technical Center, also in Ann Arbor.
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V6 and V8 engines for all Tacomas and Tundras are manufactured at Toyota’s Huntsville, Ala., engine plant; all transmissions are manufactured in Durham, N.C.
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Production at the plant began in October 2006 with the Tundra. Tacoma production was added in the summer of 2010.
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21 on-site suppliers, who employ 2,900, have had a big hand in ensuring that quality, durability and reliability are built into every truck.
This is just one celebration Toyota has had in its history. There are many more to come from this industry leading automotive manufacturer.
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Gateway Toyota
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