- The Japanese carmaker Toyota is the best established manufacturer in North America. Between 2005 and 2013, its production volume increased by nearly 15% in this region, from 1 100 000 to 1 850 000 vehicles.
- Toyota currently has a production capacity of 2 million vehicles per year in North America, spread out in seven factories:
- Georgetown - USA (opened in 1986): 500 000 units per year (mainly Camry and Avalon -segment D / E).
- Cambridge - Canada (1995): 300 000 units per year (Corolla and Matrix - C segment, Lexus RX - SUV segment).
- Princeton - USA (1999): 400 000 units per year (Tundra, Sienna, Sequoia, Highlander - SUV segment / MPV segment).
- Tijuana - Mexico (2002): 100 000 units per year (Tacoma - pick-up segment).
- San Antonio - USA (2003): 200 000 units per year (Tacoma - pick-up segment).
- Woodstock - Canada (2008): 200 000 units per year (RAV4 - compact SUV segment).
- Mississippi - USA (2012): 200 000 units per year (Corolla - segment C) replacing the Fremont plant closed in 2009.
- All Toyota plants in this area are currently operating at 97% of their capacity. The Georgetown plant is used at over 100% of its capacity, which prompted Toyota to produce 100 000 additional Camry models in the Subaru plant of Lafayette (USA). However, this situation will not last as Subaru will cease to market the Toyota model at the end of 2016. By then, Toyota will have to find new capacities through its existing plants (in Tijuana?), new partners or may have to construct a new plant.
