Korean made Deere

[BethesdaEC]

When Toyota, and Honda build a car for the US market these days it is most likely built in the USA using just a small precentage of Japanese made parts more than the typical Ford, or Chevy uses. The last time I saw any numbers it was in the single precentage range. I heard that Toyota has something like 200,000 US employees.

GM has 68,500 direct employees vs. Toyota's 28,700 (per Toyota's press release below), I can't find GM's number including dealers, but I can guarantee that it is more than Toyota. Toyota loves wrap themselves in an American flag but the simple fact is they still import about half of there vehicles from outside the USA. The big three do import so cars, but they do a lot of engineering here and even the Mexican made Ford Fusion has a US built engine. Toyota has been covering up there safety and quality defects for quiet a while, I wouldn't touch them on moral principles. They just paid three $16M fines for covering up safety defects, and ultimately the most serious issue with untended acceleration was not the recalls, but the fact that they covered it up. You may want to do Google Toyota ball joints, engine sludge and frame rot and see what they don't want you to know.


The Level Field Institute

Toyota has been operating in the United States since 1957. Here痴 a summary of the company痴 current U.S. impact:

* Total Investment: More than $18.3 billion, including sales and manufacturing operations, research and development, financial services and design

* Toyota Employees: More than 28,700

* Toyota, Lexus and Scion Dealership Employees: Approximately 1,500 dealerships employ a total of more than 113,000 people

* Manufacturing Plants: Nine (in Alabama, California, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia)

* Vehicles Produced: Eight (Avalon, Camry/Camry Hybrid, Highlander, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma, Tundra and Venza)

* 2009 CY Vehicle Sales: More than 1.7 million vehicles

* Philanthropy: Since 1991, more than $493 million awarded to numerous organizations across the nation, with a particular focus on education, the environment and safety

 

[TripleR]

Toyota, not Detroit, tops American-Made vehicle index - Drive On: A conversation about the cars and trucks we drive - USATODAY.com

 

[MessickFarmEqu]

... this is getting off topic, but I have a Saturn Vue (aka Chevy Equinox) and my wife has a Toyota RAV4. Both are about as apples to apples as you can get... and my GM is a flying piece of crap compared to her Toyota. Buy the best.. where its made became a moot point years ago.

 

[ArtMech]

How do you guys treat the following plants in Gainesville and Oakwood, Georgia?

YouTube - Kubota Manufacturing Plant - Gainesville, Georgia
YouTube - Kubota Manufacturing Plant - Oakwood, Georgia

Is that kind of international collaboration bad?

 

[PapaPerk]

Toyota, not Detroit, tops American-Made vehicle index - Drive On: A conversation about the cars and trucks we drive - USATODAY.com

Well said! The Toyota Camry is the most American vehicle in the US!

What matters is that companies build things in the US. Manufacturing is what made the US king.

Here's a run down of the Toyotas made in the US.
Camry, Avalon, Venza, Tundra, Tacoma, Sequoia, Highlander, Sienna.
In Canada they make the corolla, matrix, rav 4 and Lexus RX 330.
Needless to say.... Almost all vehicles sold here are made here!

 

[BethesdaEC]

Well said! The Toyota Camry is the most American vehicle in the US!

What matters is that companies build things in the US. Manufacturing is what made the US king.

Here's a run down of the Toyotas made in the US.
Camry, Avalon, Venza, Tundra, Tacoma, Sequoia, Highlander, Sienna.
In Canada they make the corolla, matrix, rav 4 and Lexus RX 330.
Needless to say.... Almost all vehicles sold here are made here!

You can remove Corolla and Matrix from the list, Toyota shutdown that factory last year.

Here is the list of imported Toyotas:
Lexus ES330, GS300/430, GS450h, GX470, IS250, LS460L, LX470, RX350, RX400h, SC430, Scion tC, xA, xB, xD, iQ, Toyota 4Runner, Yaris, FJ Cruiser, Corolla, Matrix, Highlander Hybrid, Highlander, Land Cruiser, Prius, RAV4,

 

[PapaPerk]

You can remove Corolla and Matrix from the list, Toyota shutdown that factory last year.

Here is the list of imported Toyotas:
Lexus ES330, GS300/430, GS450h, GX470, IS250, LS460L, LX470, RX350, RX400h, SC430, Scion tC, xA, xB, xD, iQ, Toyota 4Runner, Yaris, FJ Cruiser, Corolla, Matrix, Highlander Hybrid, Highlander, Land Cruiser, Prius, RAV4,

You are incorrect sir and so is your list!

The Corolla and Matrix are made in Cambridge, Ontario.

The Highlander and Highlander Hybrid are made in Princeton, Indiana.

And the Rav4 is made in Woodstock, Ontario.

 

[BethesdaEC]

You are incorrect sir and so is your list!

The Corolla and Matrix are made in Cambridge, Ontario.

The Highlander and Highlander Hybrid are made in Princeton, Indiana.

And the Rav4 is made in Woodstock, Ontario.

When did we annex Ontario? You are correct the Highlander was moved to Indiana for the 2010MY.

 

[pilot-werx]

All I know is when something on my green tractors break I can have the parts by 10 am the next morning. Try doing that with your red, orange, blue, or white equipment....

 

[slipshot77]

All I know is when something on my green tractors break I can have the parts by 10 am the next morning. Try doing that with your red, orange, blue, or white equipment....

I would never make that broad a statement. Deere like everyone else drops the ball on parts.