Toyota builds 12 different vehicles in the United States. This is not about Toyota vs. Ford, this is about the UAW vs. the non-union workforce. The U.S. Government has taken sides and is waging war against the non-union workforce.
The U.S. Government has taken sides and is waging war against the non-union workforce.
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That is exactly what this is about. Nothing more, nothing less.
That’s exactly what’s going on. When the government is in the car business they have an interest in trashing the competition. we love Toyotas, i have lost NO confidence in them.
No it is about engineering. Plain and simple. The press has done the rest.
Finally, a voice of reason amidst all these stupid American versus Japanese vehicle threads.
Yup. I have been saying it all along. This is about unionizing the non-union factories. Obama and the UAW in the background helped by the lib media is thugging Toyota.
Toyo will beg for mercy, let the UAW into their plants and Obama’s goons/UAW will go to Nissan, Honda, BMW, Hyundai, and the others and tell them - “you want some of what Toyota got?”
This is typical fascism. This is what Hitler and Mussolini did to companies. Play ball with us or be destroyed.
This is what they did to banks, brokerage firms, etc.
Careful now, Ford is the only US automaker that did not take, or need, bailout money from the Feds. I like Toyota and love my Lexus but I am also a dedicated capitalist and know that Toyota's failure will be healthy for them, and Ford's tough talk is just competition at its finest.
Toyota has screwed up royally. They deserve their lumps and Toyota USA will be stronger as a result. Maybe their car prices will fall. Maybe some of their engineers will be fired or they will use better and more detailed test protocols.
The only bad resulting from this mess is that it was a San Diego law enforcement officer, and his family, that had to lose their lives over the sticky gas pedal.
But the notion that Ford is playing hardball unfairly or talking too tough is balderdash. If they didn't try to exploit the weakenesses of Toyota, then such WOULD be proof that Ford's senior executives have the government or unionists in their shorts.
C'mon, all we Freepers like and respect aggressive competition and competitors.
Besides, in spite of their shortcomings Toyota's fundamental advantages versus any of the American automakers have not changed.