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.