New full size Toyota Truck, Construction of Plant

[guava]

will it build one of these?

I'd give my left... big toe for one of these. #ad

 

[HoleshotHolset]

MMmmmmm... . Toyota Super Cruiser.



Matt

 

[scootergmc]

I want my one way tickets, my vacation will be cheaper... I love my foreign vehicles... good for Toyota and them employment it will bring.

 

[Hohn]

If Toyota makes anything with a diesel - you can bet your rearend (Dana-80, of course... ) that I'll be taking a long, close look at what they have to offer.



Matt

Me, too. My somewhat limited experience with Toyotas has been nothing short of impressive-- same with Nissan and Honda (and mostly true of Subaru as well).



I grew up on Dodges and was "groomed" to like Mopars. I guess that makes me a little more tolerant of their quirks and inadequacies.



I bought my CTD because I honestly believed that it was the modern day equivalent of flashing back to 1970, and ordering a Hemi car from the dealer! Only (better yet) it was a truck, a 4x4, and got better mileage!



But an honest observer would have to admit that the Japanese makes have simply built a better mousetrap. What was once considered "Jap crap" now commands a premium in the marketplace. Notice how there were no "employee pricing" deals from the Japanese brands? THEY DIDN'T NEED IT. They wisely understood what it would do the their brands and the perception of value/worth.



It makes sense as a Japanese maker to build a plant in the US, when the majority of your sales occur here.



But I can't figure for the life of me why the "American" car companies have to build things overseas to cut costs and be competitive, while Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and Hyundai have moved production to America to cut costs.



They can't both be right, can they? I'm guessing that Ford, GM, and DC just have inept management and inferior vehicles, and HAVE to produce things overseas to compete.



My Mexican-made Dodge is the best 1994+ Dodge pickup I have ever driven in terms of quality and fit/finish.



It also makes more jobs for the Mexicans, so they won't feel the need to criminally enter THIS country

 

[GFrance]

I drive a toyota tacoma for my daily driver & my dodge to pull my 5vr. If toyota will offer us the tacoma in a diesel like they do abroad I'd buy one. This is my 2nd toyota p/u & never did anything but general maint. to either one. Now if they come out with a full size dually with a diesel, I'll have to break my promise to the wife about this is the last p/u I'm going to buy. :-laf

 

[Grizzly]

Me, too. My somewhat limited experience with Toyotas has been nothing short of impressive-- same with Nissan and Honda (and mostly true of Subaru as well).



I grew up on Dodges and was "groomed" to like Mopars. I guess that makes me a little more tolerant of their quirks and inadequacies.



I bought my CTD because I honestly believed that it was the modern day equivalent of flashing back to 1970, and ordering a Hemi car from the dealer! Only (better yet) it was a truck, a 4x4, and got better mileage!



But an honest observer would have to admit that the Japanese makes have simply built a better mousetrap. What was once considered "Jap crap" now commands a premium in the marketplace. Notice how there were no "employee pricing" deals from the Japanese brands? THEY DIDN'T NEED IT. They wisely understood what it would do the their brands and the perception of value/worth.



It makes sense as a Japanese maker to build a plant in the US, when the majority of your sales occur here.



But I can't figure for the life of me why the "American" car companies have to build things overseas to cut costs and be competitive, while Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and Hyundai have moved production to America to cut costs.



They can't both be right, can they? I'm guessing that Ford, GM, and DC just have inept management and inferior vehicles, and HAVE to produce things overseas to compete.



My Mexican-made Dodge is the best 1994+ Dodge pickup I have ever driven in terms of quality and fit/finish.



It also makes more jobs for the Mexicans, so they won't feel the need to criminally enter THIS country

Well said, I totaly agree with you. My 95 and my 05 were both built in Mexico

 

[TSpecht]

I don't understand what the problem with more competition in the market place is. Every market needs competition or things will stagnate. Imagine what we'd have if Dodge didn't have Ford and Chevy to compete against? Imagine the minimal computing power we'd have if Intel didn't have AMD to help keep them motivated to advance their technology? Don't look at Toyota entering this market or wanting to enter it as a bad thing. At the very least it'll force DC, GM, and Ford to reexamine their products and improve where they can. Competition is good for everybody. Plus this should land at least a few Americans some decent manufacturing jobs, which if you've not noticed have been leaving en masse for at least the last decade. Granted some Americans don't deserve their jobs, many are lazy and unmotivated. I work with a large handful of them. Sometimes they get upset if one does too much. It's amazing how badly Americans can shoot themselves in the foot and then whine about how the man is trying to hurt them. I'm not saying all of us are like that, but definitely a good chunk, I think it's called "entitlement" and believing everybody owes one something.


But this is becoming a rant so I'll end it by restating the fact that if Toyota enters the market for heavy duty pickups we all stand to benefit.