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Toyota delays U.S. crossover plant {Autoblog}
May 14th 2008 10:24AM therein lies my point with Toyota. Their lofty goals of 65% are just talk, and a year ago their talk of 4 new plants in North america has turned into nothing but wind..
With respect to VW I guess we'll watch here for their confirmation and pop the bubbly in the comments section then - while Toyota revs up the war machine everywhere but here.
Toyota delays U.S. crossover plant {Autoblog}
May 13th 2008 5:24PM psarhjinian - VW is looking at building and aims to be the largest manufacturer in the world.
As well, to me low volume manufacturers would likely have greater startup capital issues - cheaper by the dozen, but lack thereof.
toyota announced yesterday that they are looking at launching a prius FAMILY, with no plans thus far to build in north america.
Their stated (bs) goal (from an autonews article last year) was about 65% of their cars sold here in NA built here. They are at 55% as of this year april end.
Honda almost 75% made here, Nissan almost 72%. But I guess Toyota is different from everyone.
Toyota delays U.S. crossover plant {Autoblog}
May 13th 2008 4:50PM Interesting.. We see Porsche, Kia, Alfa, Audi, VW saying it is a good time to build with the low dollar..
I would have thought Toyota could mitigate their risk of yen fluctuation by perhaps alotting production of any of the scions, prius, yaris, 4runner, fjcruiser or highlander here.
I guess that only applies to all the other companies.
Toyota responds to Ford's new initial quality ads {Autoblog}
May 12th 2008 10:16AM Nice dose of ass-hurt by toyota, and nice to see the loyalists here coming in to apologize and mock Ford.
The article nails it right on the head. They cast away one of the very stats which helped them in their meteoric rise to fame in the car industry.
lmao.. stay classy Toyota.
Chrysler criticized for $2.99 gas, Suzuki jumps on bandwagon {Autoblog}
May 6th 2008 6:24PM they can all change into their hemp jumpsuits and sing kumbaya..
It is a marketing gimmick more than anything..
Kerkorian's boy says Ford should offload Mercury, Volvo {Autoblog}
May 2nd 2008 1:40PM the guy comes off as senile.
Trouble at the top? Toyota vehicles sitting longer on dealer lots {Autoblog}
Apr 28th 2008 4:17PM check some facts dudes.. domestics have been shrinking their supply as of late.. But as per normal, if toyota is having issues, so must everyone else - toyotas is still not horrible, but for them it is out of control.
In their lust to (by their own words) expand their marketshare in full sized trucks and SUVs they failed to see the signs.
In the Autoblog Garage: 2009 Toyota Corolla XRS {Autoblog}
Apr 16th 2008 1:35PM wow a more Ulitilatrian appliance with worse economy and worse performance.
Should sell in droves with press dripping praise all over it.
Chrysler working on Project D to replace Sebring/Avenger {Autoblog}
Apr 16th 2008 12:50PM re the engines perhaps we've heard of the phoenix engine family which has been talked about for several years.
VIDEO: Mustang gets Aston Martin Vanquish V12 {Autoblog}
Apr 15th 2008 1:16PM yeah no kidding man WELCOME to the INTERNET guys.
WMS got a body in white mustang from ford when they originally came out and this was a SEMA project..
The internet.. so good.. so bad..
