Toyota axle plant hiring drive focuses on San Antonio's military veterans

Toyota's Texas plant pictured on Oct. 9, 2024. — A Toyota Tundra body is married to the chassis below during the assembly process at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas truck assembly plant near San Antonio. (LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE)

Larry P. Vellequette

October 21, 2024 03:00 PM

SAN ANTONIO — In a hot job market, where the local unemployment rate is running below the historically low national average, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas is about to hang a sign to hire 400 new employees for the $541 million axle plant being built on what had been its front yard.

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