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1gobluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 02:16 PM Original message |
There goes the 'but my car was made in the USA' excuse |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. When they announced last year that they were oulling out of NUMMI |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
2. This was prompted back when GM killed the pontiac Vibe and pulled out of the NUMMI joint venture. |
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1gobluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 02:25 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Toyota has more than enough to keep it going |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
4. This is for the excuse makers |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 02:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. CTS Corp of Elkhart, Indiana is also the supplier of defective pedals in Europe |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 02:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. CTS Corp is also responsibles for the pedals in the Ford China production halt |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 02:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. american workers? seems they were canadian workers. |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 02:46 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. You can't really blame the workers |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 03:07 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Poster said American workers |
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RoadRage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
5. Not a good PR week for Toyota.... |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 02:37 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Honda, Nissan, and others also buy pedals from CTS Corp |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 02:40 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. the control module for the pedal is made in japan |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 02:54 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. That would be the electronics, which come from Denso, I've heard |
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RoadRage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 02:59 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Yeah, but Toyota is the only company having problems, correct? |
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Broke In Jersey (247 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
15. smart move |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 05:00 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Yup. +1 |
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Luciferous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 05:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. +1 |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 05:12 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. People who buy Toyota's couldn't care less where the thing is made. |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-28-10 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
19. Toyota ASSEMBLES cars in the USA - it doesn't "make" them here. |
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