Toyota To Export US-Built Cars, Trucks And SUVs to Japan
Toyota is turning things around. The automaker has announced that it will begin exporting several models it makes in the USA to Japan in 2026.
These include the Kentucky-built Camry, the Indiana-built Highlander and the Texas-built Tundra pickup.
“Toyota will be able to meet the diverse needs of a broad range of customers, while also helping to improve Japan?U.S. trade relations,” the company said in a press release.
Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda recently hosted a USA-themed event at Fuji International Speedway in Japan where he arrived in a Ford F-150 pickup wearing a Trump/Vance T-Shirt and MAGA hat.
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Toyota hasn’t said how many vehicles it plans to ship to Japan, or if any of them will be converted to right-side steering. Vehicles in Japan drive on the left side of the road, but left-side steering is allowed by law.
Toyota has recently committed to investing $10 billion in U.S. manufacturing. The Alabama-built Corolla is currently the lowest-priced car that’s assembled in the U.S and has a $23,920 starting price, while the Camry remains the best-selling car model in the country and was named the 2025 US-Built Car Of The YearTM. Toyota also holds the top sales spot for SUVs with the Rav4, which is manufactured in the U.S., Canada and Japan.
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