Toyota Motor Corp.'s top U.S. executive will raise the automaker's concerns about the precarious state of the U.S. auto parts sector this week when he meets with the White House auto task force, company sources said.
Jim Lentz, president of Toyota's U.S. sales subsidiary Toyota Motor Sales, will speak with task force members on Wednesday morning in Washington.
Toyota has not been hit as hard by the auto sales downturn as Detroit's automakers, but the Japanese manufacturer relies on many of the same components makers for its U.S. assembly plants.
Close to half of Toyota's U.S. parts supplies, in revenue terms, are produced by component manufacturers that also supply Detroit's automakers, according to Birmingham consulting firm Planning Perspectives Inc.
Remember, if YOU have photos you want published, email them from your cellphone, digital camera or pc to mobile@autospies.com
2009 Geneva Motor Show Photo Gallery
Audi A5/S5 Cabriolet Photo Gallery
Read Article