What Is It Going To Take For Toyota To Invest In AMERICAN Assembly Plants And Create Jobs?

Once again, Toyota lags its two main Japanese rivals.

All Japanese automakers have struggled to cope with the dollar-yen exchange rates for the past 12 months or so. These rates have made it difficult to export vehicles profitably from Japan to the United States.

In January, Nissan said it would raise the local content of vehicles built in North America, cutting its reliance on parts paid for in yen, and would aim to boost the percentage of vehicles sold in the Americas that are built here. The target: 85 percent. Last year, 69 percent of combined Nissan and Infiniti vehicles sold in the United States were built in North American plants.

toyfan - 8/15/2011 5:54:27 PM

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I can't believe some one took the time to post this bs!!!
Not gonna mention any names as to whom it might have been. . .

Toyota has the most "american" car on the market and outsells Nissan and Honda with that one car (yeah, I haven't checked the facts on that stat but if this retarded post can make it onto this 'prestigious' website, then so can my unconfirmed stat).
Toyota sells more cars that are built in the US than their Japanese rivals and their non-Japanese rivals as well!!!

Can't believe this bs of a post!!!

mpls - 8/15/2011 6:25:26 PM

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I bet Mr Treece drives a BMW..
so how many factories does VW, Mercedes, BMW, Renault, have in the USA ?

mariesturm - 8/16/2011 7:35:16 AM

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