Toyota close to putting A-BAT concept in production

Jim Lentz, Toyota’ s president of sales in the U.S., said that the automaker is one step closer to putting the A-BAT Concept into production. However, that does not mean Toyota has made a final decision to bring the A-BAT to the roads - suppliers have been simply asked to make bids on making parts for the pickup.

“This is a common next step in evaluating cost parameters on promising concepts, but it does not imply a commitment to it yet,” said another senior Toyota exec.

Toyota says that the market research on the A-BAT has been very positive. The Toyota A-BAT made its official debut at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show. The concept was powered by...
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CLK63BlackSeries - 9/22/2008 12:18:44 PM

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Well... at least the name suits that car.

carguy68 - 9/22/2008 12:41:41 PM

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and they keep getting ugly!

rocker - 9/22/2008 5:06:07 PM

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Looks like the Vehicross from Isuzu. That sounds bad.

Designer1 - 9/23/2008 2:26:59 AM

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This is wrong; they're following the mistake Honda did in producing their ugly pickup truck. Trucks shouldn't be front wheel drive people, but I guess they're making these trucks for females? As the Honda pickup looks girly to me and so does this one.

MEN drive rear wheel guys!! lool j/k

AmazonPrinceIS350 - 9/23/2008 8:29:35 AM

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Hey if they end up building the truck here in the US then that will mean more jobs for Americans.

How come is it that Toyota, Honda, & Nissan can keep ,most of their production here in the US but most domestic auto companies are starting to outsource more and more of their work to other countries?

rawbux - 9/24/2008 2:32:29 AM

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Keep the kids and pets away, it will scare them!