Toyota Cuts Tundra Production by 29%

Toyota has sharply scaled back production of its flagship Tundra pick-up truck in North America, joining the three Detroit-based carmakers in adjusting to softening demand.

Toyota produced close to 18,300 of the big pick-ups at plants in Texas and Indiana last month, a 29 per cent drop from October and almost a quarter below the August-October average.

The Japanese carmaker described the reduction as normal because January and February are normally slow selling months.

However, the cut in Tundra output is significantly bigger than for other Toyota vehicles. Production of the Tacoma light pick-up and the Camry saloon was 12 per cent lower last month than October.


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austin219 - 12/10/2007 11:36:25 AM

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THE TUNDRA IS JUST OVERSTOCKED.... HOWEVER TOYOTA HAS THE BEST CAR OF ALL TIME....... WON'T B LONG B4 THE TRUCK SEGMENT IS IN THE TOP SPOT TOO...... TOYOTA..........AUTOMOBILE JUGGERNAUTS

ICON - 12/10/2007 11:56:33 AM

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How's that Koolaid tasting bud...

theoptimisticpessimist - 12/10/2007 12:40:58 PM

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A mediocre truck without Toyota big selling point - Reliability!

Agent009 - 12/10/2007 12:57:10 PM

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They have to have a 50% increase in December sales to make the initial forecast of 200,000 units. Right now it doesn't look like they will make it.

EL34 - 12/10/2007 1:10:53 PM

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Toyota need to redesign the overgrown thing.

1970toyotamarc - 12/10/2007 6:15:50 PM

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They only need to produce enough to sell about 22000 for the next month. Fingers crossed..... (although technically, Toyota said the NEW Tundra would sell 200,000 a year, and it has not been on sale for a year.)

S4cabriofoxone - 12/10/2007 6:35:12 PM

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I don't mind the Tundra, but I would certainly buy a GMC Sierra over it.

M53R - 12/11/2007 5:19:28 AM

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Or the cheaper, yet better looking silverado!

Targa - 12/11/2007 10:11:33 AM

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It is not surprising, and I am not commenting on the truck or its quality.

Demand, due to gas prices, the economy, etc... are dropping across the board. That, coupled with the perception of these trucks, it makes good sense to cut back.