i recently started researching where toyotas are made.
i contacted Toyota and they pretty much scuffed me off and wouldnt tell me. so i was hoping you guys could answer that.
are most of the parts from japan and they are assembled here?
??????????
thanks guys

Madmaxx

 

I've been wondering the same thing. I know that there are different versions of the bed on my truck and mine was made in the US but I don't know about the rest of the Truck. Anybody have any real concrete information?

 

depends on what product.... a lot of the newer yotas are made in the USA with parts from japan or otehr places...... my 85 toyota truck was fully made in japan and shipped over here for the us market.....

jsut a note, my FORD was built in Kentucky... however a lot fo the parts in it were made in Mexico

the tacomas are built about 15 miles from my house here up in norther california @ NUMMI - new united motor manufacturing incorporated

 

All Tacomas, Tundras and Sequoias, as well as a bunch of cars are built in the US, as well as most of the engines. The 4runner and Land Cruiser are built in Japan.
Toyota North America Manufacturing Info

 

If you're asking about worldwide production, Toyota has 12 manufacturing plants based in Japan, 46 in 26 other countries, employs more than 264,100 people worldwide and markets vehicles in more than 140 countries.

jim, your '85 was originally produced as an incomplete cab and chassis in Japan, then mated to a NUMMI-produced bed at the port of entry. It was a convoluted process to bypass punitive tariffs aimed solely at Japan produced trucks. The tariff still exists today, but all trucks sold in the U.S. are produced in North America and tariff-exempt by NAFTA agreement.

 

i have a japanese bed, not the regular domstic bed that they had in the states... and to the best of my knowledge... nummi was actually not reopened until at least 85ish, if not later then that when it was actually a cevy plant before that that shut donw until yota went to chevy and said, hey heres an idea, lets help each other out.....

 

that's the main reason that older toyota pickups have rusty beds, the steel used here was really cheap, inferior stuff.

 

my bed ahs no rust at all except where the paint is chipped off, but thats jsut surface rust

 

All depends on what modle you are buying. Some Yotas are made here and some are made elseware.

 

The pick ups were made in Kentucky since the summer of 94, If I remember correctly. The Tundra's are currently built in Princeton, Indiana. And in a few years they will start building them in San Antonio,Texas.

Get this, Toyota has entered the Nascar truck series last year w/ the Tundra. <--Never knew that and I'm wondering how they did....


*From 1 website I just looked at, the only Toyota vehivle to be made solely in the U.S. is the Tacoma

 

One of my friends, she bought a brand new Honda Accord. It is made by Jap with VIN Jxxxx.

 

made in japan Toyota's the VIN stars with JT US made Toyota's start with a # (4, 5, 1) ..In most cases

 

jim, I had NUMMI on my mind. You're right, the U.S. bound truck beds weren't produced there, but in Long Beach and then railed or trucked to the ports for installation. The only way your truck has a JDM produced bed is if it was imported through Guam, Puerto Rico, or was replaced once here. Completely assembled trucks were subject to a 25% tariff, KDU's (knock down units) are exempt.

 

The sticker in the doorjam on my 90 4Runner says made in Japan.

 

CANADA We have a Huge Toyota Plant one city over from me Cambridge.

I know for a fact that the Corolla is made there. dont know what else

Toyota is considered one of the best employeer's around here (That and RIM)

 

My 96 Camaro RS was Made in CANADA.

 

cool thread, I bought my 2000 from a guy in seattle (i live in portland) and he told me that he purchased the truck in portland (and according to him portland was the import point for some toyota products) via Japan. My vin starts with a J, so I guess according to everyone else his story may not be too far off. Plus, he was a nice guy and honest with a well maintained 4Runner, hard to find faults with a guy like that.

 

Just look at the first number or letter in the VIN.

1 - United States
2 - Canada
3 - Mexico
4 - United States
5 - United States
6 - Australia
7 - Brazil
J - Japan
K - Korea
L - Taiwan
S - England
V - France
W - Germany
Y - Sweden
Z - Italy

 

The following VIN Character Decoding information is only a partial guide.
1st Character - Country of Origin
1 = United States 9 = Brazil V = France* * 2nd Character = F may indicate that the vehicle was manufactured in France, unless it is a Ford. Example: The first 2 Characters of a Peugeot or a Renault are both: VF

2 = Canada J = Japan V = Yugoslavia

3 = Mexico K = Korea W = Germany

4 & 5 = United States L = Taiwan Y = Sweden

6 = Australia S = England Z = Italy



2nd Character: Here is a partial list of common manufacturers:
A = Audi, Mitsubishi, Range Rover, American Motors, Sterling, Alfa Romeo, Maserati, and Jaguar

B = Dodge

C = Chrysler. Checker, Delorian, some Geo Metro's and Trackers

D = Daihatsu and Mercedes E = Eagle

F = Ford, some Subaru's i.e. Forrester and Impreza, Fiat, Peugeot, Renault and Ferrari. Note regarding Subaru, Fiat Peugot, Renault and Ferrari, the 2nd Character = F, means the vehicle was manufactured in France.

G = General Motors (Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Buick, Cadillac, GMC, Saturn, and some Geo Metro's and Tracker's)

H = Honda and Acura J = Jeep L = Lancia, Daewoo and Lincoln M = Hyundai and Mini

N = Infinity, Nissan, Kia and Ford Aspires

P = Porshe and Plymouth

S = Isuzu, Saab, some Subaru's (i.e. Baja and Legacy) and Suzuki

T = Toyota and Lexus U = Aro V = Volkswagen and Volvo X = Yugo

Y = Mazda and Geo Prizm Z = Mercury

2 = Avanti 3 = American General (Hummer) 8 = Chevrolet Luv and Geo Storm 9 = Acura



3rd through 8th Characters allocated to Manufacturer.
They use these digits to reflect body type, Car line, restraint system, engine, braking system, etc. All Domestic Manufacturers use 8th Character for the engine.

9th Character is a Check Digit.
It is determined by carrying out a mathematical computation developed by the Department of Transportation (DOT). *Einstein's Theory of the Check Digit - will be discussed later in this article.

10th Character - Year of Manufacture

B = 1981 G = 1986 M = 1991 T = 1996 1 = 2001 6 = 2006

C = 1982 H = 1987 N = 1992 V = 1997 2 = 2002 7 = 2007

D = 1983 J = 1988 P = 1993 W = 1998 3 = 2003 8 = 2008

E = 1984 K = 1989 R = 1994 X = 1999 4 = 2004 9 = 2009

F = 1985 L = 1990 S = 1995 Y = 2000 5 = 2005

Note: There are no I's or O's in a VIN, only 1's and 0's. There are no Q's in a VIN. Also, there are no U's in the 10th digit of the VIN - so as not to be confused with V's. There are no A's in the 10th digit, because the A was reserved to represent a 1980 year model, but the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration did not actually mandate the fixed format until 1981, with the B. The A is used in other sequences of the VIN, it's just not used as a 10th digit. Also, there is no Z in the 10th digit, because after the year 2000, the 10th digit sequence started over from alpha to numeric, and the Z was not used. It is not known at this time what sequence will be used beginning the year 2010.

11th Character - Final Assembly Plant.
This Character represents the Manufacturer's final assembly plant. I do not have a list of assembly plants, but I can give you a recent example. A customer recently came into our office to insure a 1998 Porsche 911 Carrera. The 11th Character was an "S". We submitted the information to the insurance company, which declined to insure the vehicle, because the final assembly plant was "Stuttgart" Germany, which made the vehicle a "Grey Market Vehicle". The customer was upset, of course, because he was not told nor was he aware that he had been sold a "Grey Market Vehicle".

12th to the 17th Characters.
The last 6 Characters of the VIN are the actual serial number of that particular vehicle, which makes that vehicle unique. Note: The first 11 Characters of the vehicle are common to other vehicles with the same: Country of origin, manufacturer, body type - car line - restraint system - engine - and braking system, year of manufacture, and final assembly point, but the last 6 Characters will make that vehicle unique. (Even in the case of 2 identical vehicles, not only will the 12 to the 17th Characters be different, but the 9th Character Check Digit will also be different).

Reference
http://www.kerrywilson.com/vin.htm