Motor vehicles of Texas: Big and bigger

General Motors and Toyota make trucks and SUVs in the Lone Star State, and Peterbilt makes commercial trucks, but many of the motor vehicle jobs come from the state’s proximity to Mexico.

Texas Mexico Automotive Supercluster (TMASC)

8 automotive plants

230 Tier 1 suppliers

134,000 autoworkers

Texas; Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Coahuila, and San Luís Potosí, Mexico

General Motors Arlington

Established: 1954

Employees: 4,125

Products: GMC Yukon, Yukon XL; Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe; Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV

Peterbilt Denton

Established: 1980

Employees: 2,200

Products: Model 579, Model 567 Class 8 commercial trucks

Developments: 102,000ft2testing facility expansion set to open in 2017

Toyota San Antonio

Established: 2006

Employees: 3,100

Products: Tundra, Tacoma

Developments: North American headquarters to open in Plano in 2017

Sources: Texas Office of the Governor for Economic Development and Tourism, Bexar County (San Antonio) Economic Development, General Motors, Toyota, Paccar