Cars Made in Texas: Ford Arlington & Tesla Austin

Texas has two major auto plants—legacy and disruptor.

Ford Motor Company — Arlington Assembly

• Since: 1954
• Products: F-Series (F-150, Super Duty), Expedition, Lincoln Navigator
• Capacity: ~340,000/yr
• Workforce: ~4,500
• Note: Mustang moved to Flat Rock, MI (2014). Continental ended (2020).

Tesla, Inc. — Giga Texas (Austin)

• Opened: 2021 (production started late 2021)
• Products: Model Y (primary), Model 3, Cybertruck (2023+), Semi (pilot)
• Capacity: Target 500,000/yr (phased)
• Workforce: ~20,000+ (growing)
• Innovation: Giga Press (single-piece castings), 4680 cells, structural battery pack.

Other Texas Auto Presence

• Toyota: HQ (Plano), but no TX plant (Tundra/Sequoia = San Antonio? No—San Antonio is Toyota Tundra/Sequoia plant. Correction: Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas (San Antonio) — 2006, ~3,500 workers, Tundra, Sequoia. Three plants.
• General Motors: Arlington (SUVs) — wait, that's Ford. GM = Arlington? No. GM Arlington = SUVs (Suburban, Tahoe, Yukon, Escalade). GM Arlington Assembly (since 1954, separate from Ford). Four plants.

Corrected Texas Auto Plants (2024)

1. Ford Arlington — F-Series, Expedition, Navigator
2. GM Arlington — Suburban, Tahoe, Yukon, Escalade
3. Toyota San Antonio — Tundra, Sequoia
4. Tesla Austin — Model Y, Model 3, Cybertruck, Semi

Texas = #2 auto state (after Michigan) by output. Right-to-work, port access, supplier base, no income tax drive investment.