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Texas Automotive
Manufacturing
Industry Report
2012
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Contents
Overview…………………………………………………………………. 1
Passenger Vehicles………..……...……………………………….. 10
Heavy Duty Trucks…………………………………………………… 15
Trailers and Specialty Vehicles…………………………….…… 19
Automotive Parts…………..………………………..……………… 20
Appendix….………...………..………………………………….…….. 24
Overview
motor vehicle bodies, buses, chassis, cabs, utility
trailers, military vehicles, and automotive gasoline
engines. The auto parts industry can be divided into
two segments: original equipment manufacturers
(OEMs), which supply manufacturers with parts for
new vehicles, and aftermarket parts suppliers, which
make replacement parts for used vehicles. The U.S.
government’s North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) classifies the auto manufacturing
industry under the following categories:
T
exas is home to a well-established automotive
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing (NAICS 3361)
manufacturing sector that, unlike in many other
Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing
states, has continued to grow in the 21st century.
(NAICS 3362)
Texas is a right-to-work state, nationally ranked in the
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing (NAICS 3363)
top ten for automotive manufacturing employment
and establishments, as well as the size of its vehicle
retail market, and the number of vehicle registrations.
Texas is part of the growing
NAFTA-spurred
automotive
Major Automotive Manufacturers in Texas
industry
corridor,
which
follows I-35 as it travels from
the Mexican border at Laredo
northbound through DallasFort Worth. The state is home
to two major automotive
manufacturing
assembly
plants operated by global
leaders General Motors (GM)
and Toyota, as well as a
number of other world-class
automotive manufacturers and
suppliers.
The automotive manufacturing
industry encompasses automobile and light truck manufacturers, motor vehicle body
manufacturers, and auto parts
manufacturers. These sectors ,
include the assembly of
complete cars and trucks, as
well as the manufacturing of
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GM’s Arlington, Texas, plant has operated for over 50
years and currently produces SUVs, which are among
the company’s most profitable vehicles. In 2006,
Toyota began production of full-size pickups at its
new manufacturing plant in San Antonio. The company added additional capacity there for Tacoma
pickups in 2010, representing a $100 million investment and an additional 1,000 jobs. Toyota’s decisions
to locate and expand in Texas underscore not only the
state’s importance as a large and growing truck
market, but also the state’s strategic location between
the growing automotive manufacturing centers in
Mexico and the southern U.S.
The state’s status as an automotive manufacturing
leader is strengthened by government support, a
growing and highly trained work force, excellent
educational and research institutions, a first-rate
transportation and logistics infrastructure, and a topranked business climate.
State Government Initiatives
In recent decades, the Lone Star State has committed
substantial resources to support the automotive
manufacturing industry.
The Texas Legislature created the ongoing Norman
Hackerman Advanced Research Program/Advanced
Technology Program in 1987 to award grants to fund
scientific and engineering projects at Texas higher
education institutions.
In 2003, Gov. Rick Perry and the Texas Legislature
passed legislation authorizing the $295 million Texas
Enterprise Fund (TEF), a “deal-closing” fund created
to attract businesses and new jobs to Texas. The TEF
was most recently reauthorized in 2011 to support the
growth of Texas economy and create jobs throughout
the state. To date, over $10.46 million from the TEF
had been awarded for automotive manufacturing
related projects. The TEF table below details how
these projects have committed to creating 2,335 jobs.
In 2004, Gov. Rick Perry announced a state industry
cluster initiative to stimulate long-term growth and
economic development in six key areas. The Advanced Manufacturing industry cluster includes
automotive manufacturing.
In 2005, Gov. Rick Perry announced the $200 million
Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF) to promote
and finance innovations across multiple industries,
including advanced manufacturing. The TETF table
Texas Enterprise Fund
Texas Emerging Technology Fund
Automotive Manufacturing-Related Awards
Automotive Manufacturing-Related Awards
Company
City
Project
Jobs
Award
(Millions)
Company
City
Technology
Award
(Millions)
Caterpillar
Seguin
Engine assembly,
test & painting
1,714
$8.5
ActaCell
Austin
Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries
$1.0
CK
BrownsTechnologies
ville
Truck component
manufacturing
121
$.425
Faradox Energy
High performance
Austin
Storage
electrical capacitors
$1.0
Continental
Automotive
Systems
Seguin
Auto sensors and
actuators mfg.
300
$1.2
KLD Energy
Technologies
Austin
Motor system for
electric vehicles
$2.8
JTEKT
Automotive
Ennis
Auto parts mfg.
plant expansion
200
$.333
Turbo Trac
Systems
Midland
Infinitely variable
transmissions
$2.0
TOTALS
—
—
2,335
$10.46
TOTALS
—
—
$6.8
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on page 2 shows that $6.8 million have been invested
in automotive-related technologies since the program’s inception.
Top Automotive Manufacturing
Employers In Texas (2011)
Toyota: 2,800
General Motors: 2,523
Peterbilt Motors: 2,514
Continental Automotive Systems: 1,340
Texas Power Systems: 1,050
Auto Manufacturing Workforce
Texas is one of the top-ranked states in the U.S. for
automotive manufacturing employment and number
of manufacturing establishments.
According to Q3 2011 data from the Texas Workforce
Commission (TWC), Texas is home to 479 automotive manufacturing firms directly employing over
32,660 workers with average annual wages exceeding
Texas Automotive Manufacturing
Employment
by Sectors
Texas ranks No. 6 nationally for
automotive manufacturing
employment
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2010)
$52,500. Employment, firms, and wages all increased
slightly from Q3 2010. The table below provides a
snapshot of employment in the Texas automotive
manufacturing industry in Q3 2011. The Motor
vehicle parts manufacturing sector accounts for
almost 50% of the state’s automotive manufacturing
employment (see chart at right).
Data note: This report covers activities categorized in the North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS): Motor Vehicle Mfg. (3361), Motor Vehicle Body &
Trailer Mfg. (3362), and Motor Vehicle Parts Mfg. (3363).
Source: Texas Workforce Commission
Automotive Manufacturing Employment in Texas
2011 Third Quarter
Employees
Firms
Average
Annual Wage
9,254
26
$70,512
Motor Vehicle Body & Trailer Manufacturing (3362)
7,444
167
$42,848
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing (3363)
15,964
286
$46,696
TOTALS
32,662
479
$52,566
Sector
(Industry Code)
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
(3361)
Source: Texas Workforce Commission
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Employment
Five-Year Texas Automotive Manufacturing Employment Trends: 2007-2011
Source: Texas Workforce Commission.
Data from third quarter of each year.
The latest annual data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) indicate that in 2010, Texas ranked
No. 5 nationally for automotive manufacturing
establishments and No. 6 nationally for automotive
manufacturing employment.
recession and U.S. automotive industry crisis in 2008
and 2009. The industry, however, is rebounding, and
all three sectors experienced strong employment
gains in both 2010 and 2011, with a continued
positive outlook for 2012.
From 2007-2011, employment in the major automotive manufacturing sectors in Texas decreased by
almost 12% (see graph above). Motor vehicle and
trailer manufacturing suffered the greatest employment decrease, declining over 21% since 2007. These
downturns occurred in parallel with the national
According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010 Annual
Survey of Manufacturers (ASM), the most recent
edition, Texas’ motor vehicle manufacturing employment, payroll, and total value of shipments all
increased from 2009. The table below provides
details about the industry’s 2010 performance.
Impact of Texas Automotive Manufacturing Industry
Total Value of Shipments
($1,000s)
Sector
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
Annual Payroll
($1,000s)
$17,769,753
$397,099
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Manufacturing
$1,134,810
$203,685
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
$4,241,513
$469,399
$23,146,076
$1,070,183
TOTALS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010 Annual Survey of Manufacturers
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Work Force Concentrations
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
The maps below identify the state’s
Workforce Development regions with
above-average specializations in
automotive manufacturing. The highlighted regions are not the only areas in
Texas where workers in this sector can
be found, but rather represent areas with
the greatest concentrations relative to
the size of the local labor force. This
analysis compares the portion of each
Texas region’s workforce employed in
the sector to the portion of the entire
U.S. workforce employed in that sector.
The comparison provides a ratio that
measures how intensively a certain
region is specialized in this industry,
and ranks it as “moderate,” “above
average,” or “high.”
Dallas/Fort Worth
Light Trucks
Heavy Duty Trucks
Gulf Region
Heavy Duty Trucks
Alamo Region
Light Trucks
Concentration
Moderate
Above Average
Auto Parts, Auto Body, and Trailer Manufacturing
High
Tarrant County
Vehicle Electrical Equip.,
Air Conditioning &
Interiors
Northeast Texas
Truck Trailers
Travel Trailers & Campers
East Texas
Truck Trailers
Upper Rio Grande
Heart of Texas
Vehicle Electrical Equip.
Truck Trailers
Alamo Region
Vehicle Interiors &
Metal Stamping
Cameron County
Motor Vehicle Parts
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Research & Development
Texas automotive manufacturing is supported by
research and development (R&D) conducted by
world-class companies and institutes in the state. To
advance the industry and develop new products,
such as fuel-efficient vehicles, high-tech R&D support is critical to maintaining the state’s—and nation’s—competitiveness.
Dallas-based TI is legendary for helping to create
the semiconductor industry
in the late 1950s, when employee Jack Kilby patented the first integrated chip. The firm has maintained
its leading edge and offers automotive solutions for
many vehicle types, including hybrids, and many
applications, from the chassis and powertrain to
infotainment systems.
Austin-based Freescale
Semiconductor has been
designing and manufacturing automotive semiconductors since the 1950s.
The firm is one of the world’s leading suppliers of
automotive industry semiconductors and automotive
32-bit powertrain microcontrollers (MCUs). Freescale technology is utilized in many new vehicles,
including the drivetrain used in GM’s hybrid SUVs
manufactured in Texas. Freescale has been a GM
supplier for nearly 30 years and worked with GM on
the plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt.
Continental Automotive Systems operates
a state-of-the-art testing facility in Uvalde, Texas.
The Uvalde Proving Grounds’ rural location combined with high security make it ideal for testing top
secret components and vehicles.
In May 2010, the Formula One
Group announced that Austin,
Texas, had been selected as the
host city of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix
for 2012 through 2021. Developers plan to build a
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Over 60 Years of Automotive
Innovation at the
Southwest Research Institute
The Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is one of the nation’s oldest and largest independent, non-profit,
applied research and development organizations.
Employing over 3,000, the institute occupies over
two million square feet of laboratories, test facilities and offices on over 1,200 acres. Its fiscal year
2011 revenues totaled $581 million.
SwRI’s world-class Office of Automotive Engineering coordinates a diversity of operations with automotive clients. The Fuels and Lubricants Research
Division has
earned an international reputation
during its more
than 60 years of
operation. A significant portion of
SwRI is devoted to
this division’s Automotive Fleet
Testing program,
which tests many
different makes
and models of
cars, both foreign
and domestic. The
Engine, Emissions
and Vehicle Research Division conducts design, development, and
test programs on a wide range of components.
SwRI currently operates six automotive industry
consortia to support its clients, as well as the U.S.
Army TARDEC Fuels and Lubricants Research Facility, a government-owned contractor operated facility open since 1957. The institute supports the
automotive market in China through the Tianjinbased SwARC Automotive Research Laboratory, a
joint venture with state-owned China Automotive
Technology and Research Center (CATARC). SwRI
has also expanded its automotive efforts into India
and Japan.
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3.4-mile
track
accompanied by a
world-class multipurpose facility
that may be used
for future automotive R&D. The
project will be the United States' first purpose-built
F1 racing track in over 30 years. The first F1 race in
Austin is scheduled for November 18, 2012.
Vehicle Registrations
Texas is ranked No. 2 nationally for motor vehicle
registrations. In calendar year (CY) 2011, the state had
over 21.9 million registered motor vehicles, according
to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
Over 11.8 million, or 53.9%, were passenger vehicles,
which included automobiles, mini-vans, and most
SUVs. Over 4.9 million, or 22.4%, were pickup trucks
(see table below).
In CY 2011, Texas had a total of 1.04 million new
vehicle registrations, a 13% increase from 2010, according to the DMV. Of those, 74%, were new passenger vehicles (less than 6,000 lbs) and 26%, were
new pick-ups (trucks less than 1 ton). In 2011, more
than 79,000 hybrid vehicles were registered in Texas,
according to the DMV. Hybrid registrations increased
1.5% over the past two years (see table at right).
Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Registrations
in Texas
Model
2009
2010
2011
Toyota Prius
31,026
30,821
30,750
Honda Civic
Toyota Camry
Chevrolet Silverado
Lexus GS450H
Lexus RX400H
Toyota Highlander
Honda Accord
GMC Sierra
Ford Escape
9,926
8,851
5,861
4,764
4,753
4,442
1,758
1,624
1,232
9,784
8,799
5,749
4,951
4,815
4,421
1,720
1,590
1,220
9,823
8,826
5,785
5,049
4,782
4,391
1,720
1,606
1,213
Chevrolet Tahoe
Lexus LS600HL
Honda Insight
GMC Yukon
Nissan Altima
Chevrolet Malibu
Nissan Leaf*
Saturn Vue
Mercury Mariner
Mercedes-Benz
Saturn AURA
Mazda Tribute
894
586
612
422
126
381
1,073
639
574
521
258
443
-
-
418
226
25
79
4
419
230
113
81
9
1,131
669
561
554
542
488
449
411
234
150
80
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TOTALS
78,010
78,240
79,228
* New in 2011
Source: Texas DMV
Texas Passenger Vehicle and Truck Registrations
Fiscal
Year
Total Passenger
Vehicles
<6,000 lbs.1
Total Trucks
<6,000 lbs.
(Pick-Ups)2
Total
Vehicles
Registered
% Passenger
of All Vehicles
Registered
% Trucks of
All Vehicles
Registered
2007
11,069,564
4,774,226
20,864,318
53.1%
22.9%
2008
11,239,751
4,754,878
21,185,173
53.1%
22.4%
2009
11,453,354
4,824,660
21,446,721
53.4%
22.5%
2010
11,620,482
4,878,854
21,570,282
53.9%
22.6%
2011
11,832,416
4,920,874
21,939,786
53.9%
22.4%
1. Includes automobiles, mini-vans, and most SUVs. 2. Includes ½, ¾, and 1 ton trucks.
Source: Texas DMV
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NAFTA Automotive Corridor
Sharing the longest border with Mexico of any U.S.
state, Texas is uniquely positioned as a NAFTA player
near a significant emerging market in the global
automotive manufacturing industry. The Lone Star
State serves as a U.S. regional hub for the automotive
industry and has long been one of the largest and
fastest growing states in the nation. Texas is a major
NAFTA trade partner in the automotive manufacturing industry, with billions of dollars in automotive
manufactured goods shipped annually.
qualifies any product of at least 62.5% American,
Mexican, or Canadian parts to be duty-free, has made
Texas a highly competitive location for automotive
manufacturers. The shaded region on the map below
represents the NAFTA superhighway corridor.
NAFTA’s impact is evident in northeastern Mexico’s
automotive manufacturing cluster, located near the
border of Texas. Manufacturers with Mexican
facilities in this growing cluster include GM, Toyota,
BAE, Peterbilt, Freightliner, and Navistar International. Some of these firms also have facilities in Texas,
which are detailed on the map on page 1 of this
report.
Texas has become an important part of the realigned
North American (N.A.) “auto alley,” now running
through Mexico, a number of southern
U.S. states, and the Midwest rust belt.
The traditional U.S. auto corridor
Automotive Manufacturing in the Texas-Mexico
radiating from Detroit, Michigan, has
NAFTA Corridor
rapidly shifted toward the U.S. south
since the 1980s. All but one North
American automotive plant built in the
last two decades was located in a
southern U.S. state or Mexico. Many
foreign-owned automotive firms, such as
TEXAS
Nissan, Subaru, Volkswagen, MercedesBenz, BMW, and Kia, have located their
operations in southern right-to-work
states, away from the traditional center
of U.S. automotive manufacturing, and
have influenced automotive suppliers to
MEXICO
locate near their new U.S. operations.
Spurred by the 1992 North American
Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Texas
serves as a primary link between
Mexico’s automotive maquiladoras and
the rest of the U.S. automotive industry.
The “NAFTA superhighway,” which
runs through Texas as I-35, serves as a
main artery for the southern U.S. and
northern Mexico region’s automotive
manufacturing industry. The region’s
large, skilled, cost-effective labor pool,
coupled with the NAFTA provision that
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Manufacturing Plants
Tier 1 OEM Suppliers
Source: Bexar County Economic Development
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Foreign Trade & Logistics
In 2011, Texas ranked as the No. 3 state for transportation equipment exports, with a value of nearly $21.6
billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. NAFTA
partners Canada and Mexico were the top two
destinations for Texas transportation exports.
Texas currently has 32 foreign-trade zones (FTZs)
and 29 U.S. ports of entry, more of each than any
other state in the nation. FTZs are sites within the
U.S., in or near a U.S. Customs port of entry, where
foreign and domestic merchandise is considered to be
outside the country or outside of U.S. Customs
territory. Automotive manufacturing is one of the
primary industries using and benefitting from the FTZ
program. In Arlington, GM’s assembly plant has
operated under a subzone of the Dallas/Fort Worth
FTZ since 1991. The designation exempts the company from Customs duty payments on the foreign
components used in exported vehicles.
On the Move
Texas’ central location in North America
facilitates timely access to national and
international markets via world class air,
road, rail, and water transportation. Texas is
ranked No. 1 nationally for over 310,800
miles of highways and No. 1 for its more than
10,405 railroad miles. The state is also home
to 12 deep water ports and two of the
world’s busiest airports.
In 2011, Texas ranked No. 2 nationally for total portlevel trade, including imports and exports, for vehiclerelated goods, with a value of almost $57.4 billion,
according to the U.S. Census Bureau. NAFTA
partner Mexico accounted for the majority of this
trade.
Texas Foreign Trade Zones
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Passenger Vehicles
GM and Toyota, operate major assembly plants in
Texas to build trucks and SUVs. In the late 1990s,
while designing the full-sized Tundra pickup, Toyota
engineers studied the Texas truck market, because of
the state’s truck-buying dominance.
General Motors
GM’s Arlington, Texas, plant is the company’s only
remaining U.S. plant building full-sized SUVs. These
vehicles are among the company’s most profitable
vehicles, including the iconic Chevrolet Suburban,
P
roducing some of the nation’s most popular and
best-selling models, Texas is also a top market
for full-sized trucks and SUVs. In 2011, more than
one in five new vehicles registered in Texas was a full
-sized pickup. The state ranked No. 2 in the U.S. in
2009 for pickup and SUV registrations, the latest data
available, and has earned the nickname “Truck
Country.” In 2010, WardsAuto ranked Texas No. 8
nationally for light vehicle (LV) production at almost
424,000. WardsAuto expects the nation’s 2012 light
vehicle production to increase 10.5% from 2011, the
largest increase since 2007, and Texas LV production
is expected to increase as well.
In the U.S., the world’s second largest automotive
market, manufacturers have focused over the past two
decades on the high-volume, high-profit pickup and
SUV segments. Profit margins on these vehicles is
estimated at $5,000 to $10,000 per vehicle. Since the
1990s, these vehicles have accounted for a significant
portion of U.S. sales for GM, Ford, Chrysler, and
more recently, Toyota. Two of those global leaders,
GM began building hybrid versions of
the Tahoe, Yukon, and Escalade in
Arlington, Texas in 2007. The hybrid
models improve fuel economy by 30%.
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GM Arlington Fact Sheet
Expanded eight times since opening in
1954
Occupies 3.75 million sq.
ft. on 250 acres of land
Approximately 1,160
vehicles are produced daily
Produced over 268,200
new Tahoes, Suburbans,
Yukons, and Escalades in 2011
Employs approximately 2,520 (hourly
and salaried)
Operates two production shifts
Location of over $1.4 billion in company
investment from 1996-2012
which some call “the national car of Texas.” GM has
benefitted recently from increasing U.S. SUV and
truck sales, as the segment increased from 50.5% of
the total LV market in 2010 to 51.2% in 2011.
The Arlington plant has won a number of quality
awards over the years. Nonetheless, in early 2009 the
plant was shut down for two months, along with 12
other North American GM plants, because of compa-
PASSENGER VEHICLES
GM Invests $530 Million in Arlington Plant Expansions
In June 2011, GM began construction on a $331
million expansion and retooling at its Arlington
Assembly Plant. The project, which is scheduled to
be completed in mid-2013, will
enable the plant to build GM’s next
generation of full-size sport utility
vehicles, expected as 2014 models.
Additionally, in January 2012, GM
announced plans to add 180 new
jobs and invest $200 million for a
new sheet metal stamping facility to
be built adjacent to its Arlington
plant. The stamping facility will
complement the expansion underway at the assembly plant and will
also contribute to production of a
new line of full-size SUVs for 2014.
By shifting auto-part stamping
operations from elsewhere in the
U.S. to Arlington, GM expects to save $40 million a
year in supply chain costs.
Arlington Assembly Plant expansion. Photo courtesy of General Motors
ny-wide financial problems. During this shutdown,
GM filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, restructured, and
reemerged as a leaner firm focused on its core brands:
Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, and Buick.
GM remained the No. 1 U.S. automaker in 2011 by
sales volume, with 19.6% market share, and regained
its place as the world’s No. 1 automaker with 11.9%
market share globally. The carmaker reported profits
of $4.7 billion for 2010, returning to profitability for
the first time since 2004. GM’s 2011 income was $7.6
billion, a record annual profit for the company.
In February 2012, GM reported that its annual payroll
in Arlington, Texas was over $220
million. Also in early 2012, GM
Arlington reported plans to add
Saturday overtime shifts to boost
production in order to meet increased
U.S. truck and SUV demands.
Over the years, GM’s Texas-built
vehicles have garnered numerous
industry awards, including the 2011
J.D. Power & Associates Initial Quality
Survey, where the Tahoe and Yukon
took the top two spots in the full-size
SUV segment.
2012 GMC Yukon, Chevy Suburban, Cadillac Escalade, and Chevy Tahoe
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PASSENGER
VEHICLES
PASSENGER
VEHICLES
Toyota
In February 2003, Toyota officials announced that San
Antonio, Texas, was selected as the site of the newest
Toyota truck assembly plant. A $133 million incentive
package was extended to Toyota, including $27 million for job training and recruitment and $15 million
for the rail district to build a second rail line to the
site. The Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas
(TMMTX) plant officially opened its $1.28 billion
dollar plant and began production of its Tundra fullsized pickups in November 2006. The plant is expected to add $2.4 billion to the Texas economy
through 2016.
TMMTX established a new benchmark for the Toyota
Production System: a network of 21 parts and components suppliers have been incorporated and integrated
on site. TMMTX was the first automotive assembly
plant to co-locate supplier parts-production facilities
with the main assembly plant. The firm implemented
these innovations in order to achieve quality and environmental improvements.
Toyota San Antonio Fact Sheet
Launched operations in 2006
Occupies 2.2 million sq.
ft. on 2000 acres of land
Produced 83,895 Tundra
and 65,122 Tacoma
pickups in 2011, for a
total of 149,017 trucks
2011 production decreased due to supply chain disruptions
Employs approximately 2,800 workers
21 on-site suppliers employ another 2,700
Operates 2 production shifts
$2.1 billion in corporate investment to
date
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Toyota's entire U.S. pickup truck production now
takes place at TMMTX. Toyota consolidated all Tundra truck production in Texas in 2009, when it ceased
production at an Indiana plant. Additionally, Tacoma
pickup production was moved to TMMTX in July
2010, ending production in California. The transfer of
Tacoma pickup production to San Antonio represents
Toyota Releases New Tacoma
TRD T/X Baja Series
In September 2011, Toyota introduced a preproduction Tacoma Toyota Racing Development
(TRD) T/X (Tacoma Extreme) limited edition
pickup truck. It takes inspiration from Toyota's
Baja racing history and features items like an
electronically-controlled locking differential,
TRD off-road package with Bilstein race shocks,
and an increased ride height of two inches.
All Tacoma T/X Baja Series models will be built
exclusively in San Antonio. The trucks are
scheduled for release in Spring 2012.
$100 million in new direct investment, 850 new direct
jobs, and a job multiplier effect of 1:5 (meaning five
indirect jobs are expected to be created in the region
for each direct job created by Toyota), according to
Bexar County Economic Development.
After a year of reduced production due to the global
recession and Toyota product recalls, TMMTX increased production volume to two shifts in March
2010 as U.S. truck sales began recovering. However,
PASSENGER
VEHICLES
PASSENGER
VEHICLES
TMMTX’s production was negatively
impacted again in
2011 after a Japanese earthquake
disrupted Toyota’s
supply chain. In
J anuar y
2012,
TMMTX announced it added a Saturday shift for
three months to boost Tacoma and Tundra truck inventories back to normal levels and to meet increasing
U.S. truck sales.
Toyota ranked as the No. 3 U.S. automobile manufacturer by vehicle sales in 2011, unchanged from 2010.
The firm also ranked No. 3 globally for auto sales,
falling from No. 1 in 2010 due to the impacts of the
The Pickup Market in Texas
As standard equipment for many small businesses and
contractors, truck sales are often viewed as an indicator of the nation’s economic health. National pickup
sales increased for the second consecutive year in
2011, according to Autodata, accounting for 51.2% of
the light vehicle market and rebounding from sharp
declines in 2008 and 2009. Texas data show new
pickup registrations in Texas increased almost 10% in
2011, indicating a sales increase for the state market
segment as well.
In FY 2011, Texas had over 4.9 million registered pick-up trucks, representing 22.4% of
all the state’s 21.9 million registered vehicles,
according to the TX DMV. The table below
provides details on all segments of Texas
pickup truck registrations from the last six
years.
There were 272,823 new full-sized pickup
truck (trucks less than 1 ton) registrations in
Texas in CY 2011, up 11.1% from 242,452 in
Japanese natural
disasters.
The
Tundra was the
No. 6 best-selling
U.S. pickup truck
in 2011. It has
won numerous
awards over the
years, including the No. 1 spot in the large pickup
segment of the 2012 Best Overall Value of the Year
awards from IntelliChoice and the 2011 J.D. Power
& Associates Initial Quality Survey. The Tacoma is
the nation’s best selling compact pick-up truck. It
was also named the “Most Dependable Midsize
Pickup” in the J.D. Power & Associates 2011 Vehicle Dependability Study.
2012 Toyota Tundra
In 2011, Texas accounted for over 18%
of the new, full-sized U.S. pickup market.
CY 2010. Nationwide, there were approximately 1.5
million full-sized pickups sold in 2011. Assuming
that new truck registrations represent new truck sales,
Texas accounted for over 18% of the nation’s new,
full-sized pickup market in 2011, up from approximately 15% in 2010.
Texas Pickup Truck Registrations
Fiscal
Year
Total Pick-Up
Trucks
Registered
Total Vehicles
Registered
Pick-Ups %
of Total
2009
4,824,660
21,446,721
22.5%
2010
4,878,854
21,570,282
22.6%
2011
4,920,874
21,939,786
22.4%
Source: Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
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PASSENGER
VEHICLES
PASSENGER
VEHICLES
New Market Entrants
As a major automotive manufacturing and retail
market, Texas has seen a number of new companies
arrive in the state. Three are profiled below.
Community Cars
On January 19, 2012, the Kenguru—the first ever
electrically powered vehicle designed to be driven in a
wheelchair—was unveiled by the Pflugerville, Texasbased Community Cars (see photo below). The
vehicles will cost approximately $25,000 and allow
people who are wheelchair-bound to drive the vehicles
up to 25 miles per hour within a 60 mile range.
Wheelchair users enter the car through a hatchback
door and drive it in their wheelchairs.
CEO Stacy Zoern, who founded Community Cars in
2010, raised $1.4 million and merged the company
with
struggling
Hungarian company
Kenguru
Services, which
developed
the
Kenguru prototype. In July 2011,
the Pflugerville
City
Council
Community Cars
awarded Community Cars $100,000
in incentives to move its production facility to the city
and create 30 local jobs over five years. The company
leased 9,000 sq. ft. in Pflugerville in September 2011.
Community Cars plans to manufacture 500 to 1,000
Kenguru vehicles a year and is reportedly working to
fulfill hundreds of orders from around the world.
DeLorean Motor Co.
is partnering with California-based Epic Electric
Vehicles to produce the vehicles. DMC plans to
market the DMCEV in 2013 and to develop further
prototypes combining the existing DeLorean automobile with the Epic EV electric powertrain.
DMC acquired the original DeLorean company’s
name in 1995 and owns the largest remaining original
DeLorean auto parts stock. In addition to servicing,
restoring and selling DeLoreans, parts, accessories
and merchandise, DMC also assembles cars to order,
featuring parts or designs from the original DeLorean.
Electric Mobile Cars (EMC)
In April 2011, carmaker EMC established its headquarters in Dallas, Texas, while retaining its R&D
facility and an assembly plant in Maine. EMC reports
it has leased two acres in Dallas, including a 10,000
sq. ft. assembly plant, where it plans to produce a
family of electric vehicles: a seven-person station
wagon, a quarter-ton pickup truck, and a mini cargo
van. EMC has developed a battery management
system and drivetrain, allowing its vehicles to travel
up to 200 miles per charge.
DeLorean Motor Company
In 2011, Humble, Texas-based DeLorean Motor
Company (DMC) unveiled a prototype of an electricpowered vehicle, the DMCEV. The sports car is an
electric version of the 1980s-era vehicle made famous
in the Michael J. Fox film, Back to the Future. DMC
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Electric Mobile Cars
Heavy Duty Trucks
Texas DMV table below shows how Texas registrations have increased and decreased over the past five
years for two categories of the heavy duty truck market.
Texas Heavy Truck & Semi Truck Tractor
Registrations
Year
Heavy Trucks*
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
162,701
162,885
157,473
155,888
157,148
Semi Truck
Tractors
99,496
100,037
97,826
105,467
119,104
*Greater than 1 ton: dump trucks, garbage trucks, etc..
T
exas is home to a number of heavy duty truck
manufacturers, including some of the nation’s
most prominent firms. The Lone Star State is ranked
in the top ten in the U.S. for establishments and employment in this sector, according to the U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
The state ranked No. 2 nationally in 2009, the latest
data available, for truck tractor registrations. The
Source: Texas DMV
Texas heavy duty truck manufacturers produce vehicles for a variety of uses, from long-haul freight trucks
to motor homes. Most of the manufacturing facilities
are located close to major metropolitan areas, ports,
and highways—including the NAFTA superhighway.
Three of the sector’s top manufacturers are profiled in
the following pages.
Top Specialty Truck & Utility Vehicle Manufacturers in Texas
By Number of Employees
Company
City
Employees
Product
Peterbilt Motors
Denton
2,514
Heavy duty trucks
Global Tactical Systems (BAE)
Sealy
850
Tactical vehicles
Navistar International
Garland
700-750
Truck assembly
Supreme Corp. of Texas
Cleburne
255
Truck and bus bodies
RKI, Inc.
Houston
200
Truck and bus bodies
Capacity of Texas
Longview
150
Industrial trucks and trailers
G&H Truck Equipment
Arlington
150
Heavy duty refuse hauling equipment
Homette Corp.
Mansfield
125
Motor homes
Manitou North America
Waco
110
Rough terrain forklifts
Terex Utilities
San Antonio
100
Truck and bus bodies
Representative samples only. Sources: D&B, LexisNexis, MNI’s 2011 Texas Manufacturers Register, company data
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HEAVY VEHICLE TRUCKS
Navistar International
Fortune 500 company Navistar International, one of
the nation’s largest manufacturers of commercial
trucks, operates a truck assembly
plant in Garland, Texas, that builds
the company’s largest variety of
vehicles. The plant manufactures
severe service, heavy duty, and
medium-duty product lines.
Navistar’s severe and heavy duty
service trucks include the
International WorkStar and
International PayStar. Its regional
haul and medium duty trucks include
TerraStar
the TerraStar and International
TranStar, and the International
MaxxPro Mine Resistant Ambush
Protected (MRAP) vehicle, which is
used for military applications
Navistar moved production of its
PayStar heavy duty trucks from
Chatham, Ontario, to Garland,
Texas, in 1997. The firm boasts that
the PayStar frame is the toughest in
the industry and offers four different
models, including the 5500 and
5600 pictured at right.
CT660
Navistar has won many awards
over the years. In 2011, Navistar’s
International brand trucks ranked
t h e h i g h e s t i n c u s t o me r
satisfaction among Class 8 truck
owners in the Pickup and Delivery
segment, according to the J.D.
Power and Associates 2011
Heavy-Duty Truck Customer
Satisfaction Study.
PayStar 5600
Navistar is the leading manufacturer of MRAP
vehicles for military use and the top MRAP supplier
to the U.S. military. Since 2007, the company has
been contracted
to produce more
than
8,000
MaxxPro MRAP
units. In 2011,
Navistar
was
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In 2008, Navistar and Fortune 500
manufacturing giant Caterpillar
began working together on the design
and development of a heavy duty
CAT vocational truck for the North
American market. The result is the
Caterpillar heavy duty vocational
day cab, the CT660, which is based
on Navistar's International ProStar
series. The CT600 debuted in March
2011 and is being manufactured at
Navistar’s Garland facility.
PayStar 5500
In October 2010, the new International TerraStar
Class 4/5 medium-duty commercial truck began
rolling off the assembly line at Navistar’s Garland
plant. They are sold throughout the U.S. and
Canada.
MaxxPro
awarded U.S. Army contracts worth $482 million for
vehicles, including 830 general troop transport
vehicles, with production to occur in Garland, Texas,
and West Point, Mississippi.
Navistar Garland Fact Sheet
Occupies 683,000 sq. ft. on 49 acres
Produces 150 new trucks a day
Employs 700-750 workers
Onsite contractors
employ 400-500
Operates 1 production
shift
$36 million invested into
the plant over the last 5 years
HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS
Peterbilt
Peterbilt Motors is one of America's premium truck
manufacturers. Headquartered in Denton, Texas,
Peterbilt is a division of Fortune 500 company
PACCAR, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of
Gov. Rick Perry visiting Peterbilt’s Denton plant, 2011
heavy duty trucks. Peterbilt enjoys a global reputation
for leading designs, innovative engineering, and fuel
efficiency solutions. Through its 250-plus North
Peterbilt Denton Fact Sheet
Launched operations in 1980
Occupies 600,000 sq. ft. on 100 acres of
land
Produces more than
38,000 new trucks a
year
Employs approximately 2,514 workers
Operates 2 production shifts
$75 million invested into the plant over
the last 5 years
Products include Aerodynamic, Medium
Duty, Vocational, Hybrid, and Traditional
Model Lines
American dealer locations, Peterbilt provides comprehensive programs to support its full line-up
of vehicles, including alternative-fuel vehicles,
with aftermarket support programs.
Peterbilt’s Denton plant opened in 1980 with 82
employees producing 15 trucks a month. In October
2011, the plant reported producing 134 trucks a day, a
record-setting level for the facility, in order to keep up
with increasing demand. The company also reported
adding hundreds of jobs in Denton in 2011, so that it
could keep pace with record production levels. Peterbilt representatives indicate the firm expects the truck
market to continue improving in 2012.
The Denton facility is Peterbilt’s only manufacturing
site remaining in the U.S. after a plant near Nashville,
Tennessee was closed in late 2009. The firm still
operates a sister manufacturing plant in Ontario,
Canada. The Denton plant manufactures a full line of
Class 6-8 trucks, including a broad range of onhighway, vocational, and hybrid electric models.
In June 2010, Peterbilt’s Denton plant rolled out its
first truck equipped with a new PACCAR MX engine,
which was the culmination of a decade-long R&D
effort to develop loweremission engines in the U.S.
The development was finalized
when the EPA certified the
engine as meeting the 2010
diesel engine emissions standards. The MX engine is
installed in many of Peterbilt’s models.
Peterbilt trucks are recognized in the industry as some
of the highest quality vehicles on the road and have won
many awards over the years.
In 2011, Peterbilt vocational
trucks were ranked the highest
in customer satisfaction by
J.D. Power & Associates.
2011 Peterbilt Vocational Trucks
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HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS
BAE Systems
UK-based defense and aerospace giant, BAE Systems,
operates a heavy duty truck manufacturing facility in
Sealy, Texas. BAE subsidiary Global Tactical Systems (GTS), which manages the Sealy facility, is
headquartered in Houston, Texas. GTS pioneered
many of the primary tactical wheeled vehicle systems
used by military and security forces around the world.
GTS manufactures, tests, and provides support from
an 800,000-sq. ft. plant on a 200-acre campus in
Sealy, which opened in 1995.
In 2010, BAE lost its appeal to keep the U.S. Army's
Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) contract for the production of combat trucks. The GTS
Sealy facility had held this contract for 17 years. As a
result of the Army
decision, BAE initiated Sealy GTS
layoffs in 2010, although the facility kept some operations going with an
FMTV contract extension as well as a small contract
for repair work. Since learning of the lost FMTV contract, GTS has made efforts to diversify its output.
In September
2010,
GTS
was awarded a
$629 million
contract
to
upgrade 1,700
Caiman Mine
Resistant AmCaiman MRAP Vehicle
bush Protected
(MRAP) Vehicles in Sealy with new automotive power trains, chassis, and independent suspensions.
In January 2012, BAE was awarded three U.S. Marines Corp contracts worth over $148 million to continue support of the Caiman Multi Theater Vehicles
(MTV). The awards stipulate that BAE will supply
nearly 400 Caiman rolling chassis with conversion
kits and adaptable Underbody Survivability Kits and
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Caiman Multi-Theater Vehicle (MTV)
perform other enhancements on 1,040 other Caimans. The work will be conducted in Sealy, Texas,
and deliveries are planned to continue into 2013.
Bradley Fighting Vehicle
In October 2011, BAE Systems leased a 70,000 sq.
ft. industrial building in Temple, Texas, with plans to
retrofit Bradley Fighting Vehicles there. Initially,
BAE will employ 70 people, with potential to add 30
more. The Temple location was selected due to its
proximity to Forts Bliss and Fort Hood, as well as the
existing rail infrastructure, which made the logistics
cost-effective. BAE’s Temple expansion is the result
of billions of dollars in U.S. Army contracts the firm
has been awarded to upgrade Bradleys since 2005.
Trailers & Specialty Vehicles
Leading Texas Companies
Big Tex Trailer is the
largest Texas company in
this sector, and ranks as
one of the nation’s leading utility trailer manufacturers, with over 700 employees and two facilities. The
company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in
Mount Pleasant, Texas. It provides standard and
custom utility trailers to consumers, companies, and
government customers.
T
exas is home to over 160 trailer and specialty
vehicle manufacturing firms employing over
7,400 with an average annual salary of over $42,800.
The industry sector includes the production of
ambulances, campers, buses, and horse trailers. In
2010, Texas ranked No. 2 nationally for employment
in this sector, according to the latest BLS data.
Nearly all trailer and specialty vehicle manufacturers
in Texas are considered small businesses by the U.S.
Small Business Administration, which means they
have fewer than 500 employees.
Load Trail, Inc. is the second
largest Texas company is this
sector, with over 500
employees and approximately 370,000 square feet at three facilities. The company was founded in 1996 in Sumner, Texas, northeast
of Dallas. Trailer production began with enclosed
trailers, transport trailers, and sport trailers. Today
the firm also manufactures trailer models including
goosenecks, car haulers, single axles, dumps, and
enclosed cargo trailers.
Top Trailer and Specialty Vehicle Manufacturing Companies in Texas
By Number of Employees
Company
City
Employees
Product
700+
Utility trailers, etc.
500+
Industrial & recreational trailers
Load Trail, Inc.
Mount Pleasant,
Odessa
Sumner
Loadcraft Industries
Brady
400
Heavy haul and energy industry trailers
PJ Trailer Manufacturing
Sumner
325
Utility trailers
Ledwell & Son Enterprises
Texarkana
250
Trailers, water trucks, etc.
Outlaw Conversions
Stephenville
180
Horse trailers and customizations
Heil Trailer International
Rhome
170
Tank trailers
Bright Coop, Inc.
Performance Trailers
Pace American Enterprises
Nacogdoches
Mount Pleasant
McGregor
160
140
125
Trailers and farm equipment
Utility trailers, etc.
Utility trailers
Big Tex Trailer Mfg.
Representative samples only. Sources: D&B, LexisNexis, MNI’s 2011 Texas Manufacturers Register, company data
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Automotive Parts
Leading Texas Companies
Texas Power Systems (TPS), a subsidiary of Michigan-based automotive
supplier Royal Oak Industries, is the
contractor for Caterpillar’s 850,000
sq. ft. engine manufacturing plant in Seguin, which
began production in 2010. In February 2012, TPS
reported it produced over 200 Model C15 and C13
Caterpillar engines a day at the plant. TPS currently
employs approximately 1,050, with plans to hire up to
350 for a new line of Caterpillar engines later in 2012.
T
he Texas automotive parts manufacturing sector
includes over 280 manufacturers employing over
15,900 with an average annual salary of over $46,600,
according to 2011 Q3 data from the Texas Workforce
Commission. This sector produces everything from
car seats, to air conditioning units, to engines, to microchips. The majority of Texas companies in this
sector are considered small businesses by the U.S.
Small Business Administration, and most are private
companies or sole proprietorships.
Lear Corp., a Fortune 500
supplier of automotive seating and electrical power systems, is one of the largest automotive part makers in
the world. During the automotive industry crisis in
2009, Lear entered and emerged from a four-month
bankruptcy. Although the firm closed 35 global manufacturing facilities as part of its reorganization, the
company has retained its Texas facilities in Arlington
and El Paso. Lear’s Arlington plant has been in operation since 1917 and supplies seating systems to GM.
Top Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing Companies in Texas
By Number of Employees
Company
City
Employees
Product
Continental Automotive
Systems
Seguin
1,340
Sensors and actuators
Texas Power Systems
Seguin
1,050
Industrial Machinery Engines
Toshiba International Corp.
Houston
1,000
Electric motors
Lear Corporation
Arlington, El Paso
650
Seating & automotive interior systems
Stoneridge Electronics
El Paso
600
Electronic components
BAE Systems
Austin
550
Military vehicle cage armor
Trico Products
Brownsville
500
Windshield wipers
AER Manufacturing
Carrollton
500
Engines & engine parts
Standard Motor Products
Grapevine
450
Climate control products & coolants
Victory Climate Systems
Fort Worth
440
Automotive air conditioning
Representative samples only. Sources: D&B, LexisNexis, MNI’s 2011 Texas Manufacturers Register, company data
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AUTOMOTIVE PARTS
New Entrants & Expansions
As a major automotive manufacturing and retail
market, Texas has seen a number of new entrants
and expansions arrive in the state.
US Farathane
In December 2011,
Michigan-based US
Farathane, a leading
supplier of auto
plastic components,
announced plans to open a 250,000 sq. ft.
manufacturing facility and create 228 jobs in Austin.
BAE Systems
In 2009, UK-based defense and aerospace giant BAE
Systems opened a manufacturing plant in Texas
dedicated to manufacturing automotive components.
The 33,000 sq. ft. Austin facility manufactures LROD cage armor
kits for U.S. Army
ground vehicles.
The
aluminum
cages are bolted to
trucks to safeguard
them
against
weapons without
adding significant
L-ROD Cage Armor
weight and can be
serviced in the field. BAE employs approximately 550
in Austin.
Caterpillar
In December 2008, Caterpillar was awarded an $8.5
million TEF award for a new global engine assembly,
test, and paint facility in
Seguin, Texas. The project led
to a $169.7 million capital
investment and 1,714 new
jobs in Texas. Caterpillar
consolidated and relocated
Continental Automotive Expansion
to Bring 300 New Jobs to
Seguin, Texas
On February 1, 2012, Gov. Rick Perry announced
a TEF award of $1.2 million to Continental
Automotive
Systems, Inc.
to relocate
production of its sensors and actuators from
Europe and Asia to its existing plant in Seguin,
Texas. The investment will create 300 new jobs
and $113 million in capital investment. The
company also received a $600,000 grant from
the Seguin Economic Development Corp., a
partial property tax abatement from the City of
Seguin and Guadalupe County, and a $500,000
grant from the Texas Workforce Commission to
offset expenses of training new employees.
Continental is one of the world’s largest
automotive industry suppliers and currently
manufactures engine, transmission, and hybrid
control units at its plant in Seguin. Continental
AG, the Germany-based parent company, also
has Texas facilities in Houston and Uvalde.
Since January 2010, the Continental’s Seguin
workforce has more than doubled, from about
660 employees to over 1,340, according to the
Seguin Economic Development Corporation.
The latest expansion announcement will push
that total to over 1,600.
operations from Illinois and South Carolina to Seguin,
where the new facility produces engines for Caterpillar
machines and electric power generation, as well as
petroleum, marine, and industrial customers.
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AUTOMOTIVE PARTS
TETF Awardee Turbo Trac Wins
$3.2 Million to Begin Production
In late 2011, TETF recipient Turbo Trac Systems relocated to Frisco, Texas, from Midland, Texas,
and
received $3.2
million in venture capital funding to begin
production of its first product, an infinitely
variable transmission for heavy-duty commercial vehicles. The company reports its
product will reduce fuel consumption and
greenhouse gas emissions by 15-30%. Turbo Trac selected Frisco because of its North
Texas Enterprise Center business incubator
and a $200,000 incentive from the Frisco
Economic Development Corporation.
Founded ten years ago, Turbo Trac was initially focused exclusively on the automotive
industry. The firm has expanded its scope
to include other industrial markets, particularly the oil and gas industry.
In 2009, the State of Texas invested $2 million in Turbo Trac through the TETF.
Toshiba International
Corporation’s plant in
northwest Houston
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Toshiba to Build Electric Motors
for Ford in Houston
In June 2010, Toshiba International Corporation (TIC), a
wholly owned subsidiary of Japan-based Toshiba Corporation, announced the expansion of its 620,000 sq. ft. manufacturing plant in Houston, Texas, to add production of electric traction motors for hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and electric vehicles. Production is
due to begin in 2012.
Texas will be Toshiba's first overseas manufacturing base for
automotive
propulsion
motors, which
were previously produced in
Japan.
The
decision fol2012 Ford Focus Hybrid Electric
lows
the
awarding of a major contract to supply drive motors for hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles for Ford Motor Company.
Toshiba will supply the motors for integration into the transmissions that Ford will produce in Michigan.
TIC’s industrial division is headquartered in Houston, employs approximately 1,000 people, and is a world leader in
the design and manufacturing of motors, motor controls, and
power electronics. TIC provides application solutions to a
wide range of industries including lighting systems, industrial, power systems, and transmission and distribution systems.
AUTOMOTIVE PARTS
TMMTX was the first automotive assembly plant to
co-locate supplier production facilities alongside the
main assembly plant.
Toyota San Antonio Parts Suppliers
San Antonio’s Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas
(TMMTX) operates an innovative on-site supplier
network, integrating 21 separate parts and components suppliers into the same production campus.
In addition to this group, Toyota has many other suppliers located throughout Texas and the world.
Toyota On-Site Suppliers in San Antonio
Texas Operation Name
Joint Venture Partners
Commodity/Service
AGC Automotive Americas
-
Glass assemblies
ARK, Inc.
-
Industrial waste mgmt, recycling
Avanzar Interior Technologies
Seats and interior parts
Curtis-Maruyasu America, Inc.
SAT Auto Technologies, Ltd. &
Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI)
-
Futaba Industrial Texas Corp.
-
Stamped parts
Green Metals, Inc.
-
Scrap steel recycling
HERO Assemblers, LLP
Valiente International Ventures &
Toyota Tsusho America (TAI)
Assembly of tire onto wheel
HERO Logistics, LLP
Valiente Intl. Ventures & TAI
Logistics
Kautex
-
Fuel tank
Metalsa
-
Truck frames
MetoKote
-
E-coater
Millennium Steel Service Texas, LLC
PPG Industries, Inc.
Henry Jackson (Millennium Steel
Service Indiana) & TAI
-
Steel processing
Glass assemblies
Reyes-Amtex
Reyes Industries & Amtex
Interior parts
Reyes Automotive Group
Reyes Industries & Lear
Interior/exterior parts
Takumi Stamping Texas, Inc.
-
Stamped parts
Tenneco Automotive
-
Exhaust systems
Tokai Rika
-
Functional Parts
Toyoda-Gosei Texas LLC
-
Interior/exterior parts
Toyotetsu Texas
-
Stamped parts
Vutex, Inc.
Operational Technologies Corp.
& Vuteq
Assembly services
Tubing
Source: Toyota Motor Company
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Appendix 1: Selected Industry Resources
Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Auto Alliance or AAM) at www.autoalliance.org
A U.S. industry association’s website containing information on national and state market overviews, advanced
technology innovations, and more.
Automotive Aftermarket Association at www.aftermarket.org
A U.S. industry association’s website with free news items and industry research available for purchase.
Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA) at www.aftermarketsuppliers.org
A U.S. industry association website with some free market news and statistics.
Automotive Industries (AI) at www.ai-online.com/
An industry trade publication website with free articles, news, and an auto suppliers directory area.
Automotive News at www.autonews.com
An industry trade publication website with free news and articles content. There is also a wealth of data available
only to subscribers.
Automotive Supplier Information at http://www.eautoportal.com/
Elm International, Inc. produces this website, which contains some free news and searchable databases on auto
suppliers, parts manufacturers, auto patents, and more. Much of Elm’s information is only available to subscribers.
Center for Automotive Research (CAR) at www.cargroup.org
A U.S.-based research group produces this site, which contains some free publications.
Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) at www.mema.com/
This industry association website includes national level information, news, and more.
Motor Vehicle and Parts Manufacturing at www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs012.htm
This U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics website offers text and tabular data on the U.S. automotive manufacturing
industry.
Texas-Mexico Automotive Supercluster (TMASC) Region website at http://txmxautomotive.com
This Bexar County Economic Development website offers excellent, free automotive industry reports and statistics
covering Texas statewide as well the Mexican states of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, and Tamaulipas.
Transportation and Machinery Office at http://trade.gov/mas/manufacturing/OAAI/index.asp
This U.S. Department of Commerce website offers reports, statistics, trade data, and more. Note the reports titled
U.S. Auto Parts Industry Annual Assessment and The Road Ahead for the U.S. Auto Industry.
WardsAuto.com at www.wardsauto.com/
Ward’s Communications has published news and analysis on the automotive industry for more than 75 years.
Most of Ward’s information is only available to subscribers, including the Ward’s Automotive Yearbook and
Ward’s Motor Vehicle Facts and Figures publications. There is some free news and statistics.
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Texas at the SAE World Congress
The State of Texas works to promote the advancement of its automotive manufacturing
industry by exhibiting at the annual Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress in Detroit. A Texas delegation of government officials and industry leaders hosts a
booth and meets with automotive manufacturers and suppliers from around the world.
Office of the Governor
Economic Development and Tourism
PO Box 12428, Austin, TX 78711
512-936-0101
www.TexasWideOpenForBusiness.com