The new North American Toyota headquarters in Plano, Texas.
Toyota Opens New, $1 Billion North American Headquarters
Plano, Texas – The new North American Toyota headquarters has officially opened in Plano, Texas.
Three years ago, Toyota announced its “One Toyota” initiative to create more unified operations in North America, in part, by bringing together its quality engineering, sales, marketing, financial services and corporate functions in one location.
Since then, the company has invested about $1 billion on the new Toyota headquarters to build its new corporate campus on 100 acres in Plano and move thousands of team members and their families from California, Kentucky and beyond to North Texas.
With construction nearly complete, occupancy began in late spring, and an average of a couple hundred team members per week are moving in, which is expected to continue in phases through December.
“The opening of our new headquarters in Plano is an extraordinary next step in Toyota’s 60-year journey in the United States,” said Jim Lentz, CEO of Toyota in North America. “With team members from four different companies together in one campus location, we believe this will inspire greater collaboration, innovation, and faster decision making as we turn to and lead the future of mobility, all with an eye on our customers.”
The company will have jobs for up to 4,000 Toyota team members in Plano. In addition to the employees who chose to relocate, Toyota previously announced that it would hire more than 1,000 new team members from the mix of local talent and elsewhere.
More than 90 percent of the company’s new hires from the past year for positions in Plano have come from the North Texas market. So far, Toyota has filled more than 75 percent of its open positions.
Focus on Sustainability
The new campus supports the company’s One Toyota vision. Designers intentionally created spaces that foster a transparent environment and encourage discovery. Further, the designers hope the space encourages collaboration and innovation with professionals from a variety of professions.
Among the seven buildings is a large central courtyard that serves as the literal and symbolic heart of all social and business functions. There are facilities for dining, fitness and conferencing.
Additionally, Toyota plans to achieve LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council by offering a number of eco-friendly features, including:
- Drought resistant plants and exterior landscaping that reflects the native habitat
- A huge 8.79-megawatt array of more than 20,000 solar panels
- A commitment to use only renewable energy, purchasing all electricity not generated by the solar panels from wind generated by Texas farms
- A 400,000-gallon rainwater harvesting system to use in irrigation
