Posted on 09/01/2009 5:11:43 PM PDT by Kaslin
Commerce: Toyota last week quietly announced it will shutter its famed NUMMI plant in Fremont, Calif. This should be taken as a warning: The facility had all the features of the green economy the White House wants.
First, they should be green. They should be locally sourced. They should be high-tech and use trendy consultants. They should be organic. They should do lots of volunteering and "service" to the community. Above all, they should use union labor.
Whole Foods, where President Obama once bought his arugula, employs plenty of these modern practices.
But it would be hard to find a more perfect model of this new world of commerce envisioned by the White House than the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI) auto plant in Fremont, Calif., a joint venture between Toyota and General Motors.
Since 1982, the plant has cranked out more than 5 million vehicles, including the Toyota Corolla, Pontiac Vibe and Geo Prizm.
It employs only the greenest technologies. The environmentally advanced NUMMI plant has garnered 42 environmental awards — topping even its 32 product excellence awards.
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It’s in Calif. —> bad long term outlook for a mfg. plant.
AWWW!!
Screw green.
I can’t imagine touching a house in Fremont for under a $million. They were all close to that in the 90s
I heard the other day in the news that many companies in California are leaving the state, and who can blame them
Obama’s next step is to put a tariff on auto imports. Gotta protect GM dontcha know.
Anti-American way bast@rds.
Toiyota saw how the UAW killed GM and Chrysler.
Why would Toyota want ANYTHING to do with the UAW scum?
Any of these laid off NUMMI workers who votes for commie green Pete Stark, district 13 where the plant is located, in 2010 deserves what they get and for those workers opposed to Stark, I’m sorry you have to go through this and my prayers are with you.
But will California draw the proper conclusions from this Toyota plant closing? I don’t know the answer, but I will give you odds.
“The White House likes some businesses better than others.... First, they should be green. They should be locally sourced. They should be high-tech and use trendy consultants. They should be organic. They should do lots of volunteering and “service” to the community. Above all, they should use union labor.”
Interesting.... didn’t see any mention that they should make what people want!
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