Posted on 10/28/2025 8:38:53 AM PDT by DFG
President Trump announced Toyota has promised $10 billion in investments toward new manufacturing plants in the US — urging people to “go out and buy a Toyota” in a wide-ranging speech to sailors aboard the USS George Washington Tuesday in Tokyo Bay.
Trump, who is making trade and economic deals a top goal of his three-nation regional tour, said that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told him earlier in the day that the world’s largest car company would pour funds into American manufacturing plants.
“I was just told by the prime minister that Toyota is going to be putting auto plants all over the United States to the tune of $10 billion. So that’s Toyota — so go out and buy a Toyota,” Trump said aboard the 4.5-acre nuclear-powered ship.
The president on Monday applauded Takaichi for floating a purchase of Ford F-150 pickup trucks for official use and was joined by the prime minister aboard the ship, calling her to the lectern to deliver remarks and wrapping his arm around her.
The speech featured a wide-ranging account of Trump’s foreign policy and unconventional use of the military to fight crime, drug smuggling and illegal immigration.
Trump said leaders of foreign nations “didn’t respect our country just a few years ago” — but that now they do.
“[Former President] Biden used to say he was a pilot, he was a truck driver, whatever, to whoever walked in. He wasn’t a pilot. He wasn’t much of a president, either, to be honest with you,” Trump said.
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I have a Toyota. It’s 28 years old, soon to be 29. 175,000 miles and it still runs.
i love my Toyota RAV4
Hopefully Toyota will make sure the initial engineers they send over have proper visas, unlike Hyundai.
A typical greenfield new auto manufacturing plant in the southern USA that can produce 100,000–500,000 vehicles/year costs $2 billion to $8 billion. $10 billion just doesn't buy what it used to.
I think I’ll keep my ‘05 F350, V8 turbo-diesel, Harley trim...192k miles. Runs like new, looks like new, rides like new..
and the best thing is, it’s paid for..
Besides, from what I’ve seen on YouTube, the quality of not only Toyota, but all vehicles, has fallen through the floor..
I’ll buy another Toyota when they go back to the big gas V8 engine. Not buying a hopped up V6 with turbochargers.
I hear the new trucks built in Mexico are low quality garbage.
Will the workers be UAW? If so, I think I’ll pass.
If you can afford one, buy a Realota instead of a toy one.
I want another Toyota Tercel.
Or one of those Chevy love trucks.
The reason we don’t have these anymore is because
Federal Bureau cats change the regulations on wheelbase
And other stuff and made them stop making cheap cars.
Stick shift was so fun.
I guess it goes up and down, but I wonder how long before Americans can make a car that is a go-to. I still see early 2000 Honda Accord on the road. Can't say that for the Ford Taurus.
> I hear the new trucks built in Mexico are low quality garbage. <
Scotty Kilmer runs a car mechanic channel on YouTube. And he can be brutally honest. One of his rules: Don’t buy any vehicle made in Mexico.
Side story:
Last year I went to a Ford dealership, looking to buy a Maverick pick-up truck.
Me: “I’m looking to buy a Maverick built in the United States.”
Salesman: “Most of them are.”
So I strolled the lot on my own. Every Maverick there was built in Hermosillo, Mexico. I think that salesman lied to me.
What a shock!
Not.
i have a 2002 Rav 4 260,000 on it and 1/4 million to go
I have two Hondas, both built in Ohio. Think I’ll just keep them.
“”I have a Toyota. It’s 28 years old, soon to be 29. 175,000 miles and it still runs.””
I have a 2004 Camry with less than 50,000 miles on it. How often do I drive it? NOT OFTEN...It was brand new when we moved from CA to GA - my husband got ill so it was mainly driven to doctor appointments and hospital. He’s since passed away.
Right now it has a 2 year old battery and I had to call AAA for a jump start a week ago...need to find out what is draining the battery other than NOT DRIVING IT...other than a once a week trip to the store (listed as one reason online for not keeping a charge), I start it up at home to let it run..
I’ll get it into a shop my neighbor highly recommends to give it a go over...talked to them this a.m., and they said “any time”....I have a list of people who want to buy it when I give up driving..
Has anyone noticed that these huge investments we are hearing about from foreign companies are all “pledges”.
I haven’t seen any mention of money on site hiring people.
“”Can’t say that for the Ford Taurus.””
We had one of those in CA and my husband said it spent more time on a flatbed truck than it did in our driveway. I think it was traded in for the 2004 Toyota I mentioned in another post.
I’d rather have a Lexus. More power.
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