HOUSTON - Toyota Motor Corp.'s latest effort in the U.S. automotive
industry is considered its most important, and what a place for it:
deep in the heart of Texas, where American pickups have crowded
backroads and highways for decades.

Japan's top automaker is set to begin building its revamped, full-size
Tundra pickup Friday at a 2.2 million-square-foot plant in San Antonio,
a move aimed at grabbing a larger share of a lucrative market long
dominated by Chevrolet's Silverado, Ford's F-150 and Dodge's Ram.

On a broader scale, the $850 million investment affirms Toyota's
aggressive plans to grow its business as the company poises itself to
unseat General Motors Corp. as the world's No. 1 automaker.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061116/...toyota_plant_4

On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:31:01 -0500, "badgolferman"
<REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:

>HOUSTON - Toyota Motor Corp.'s latest effort in the U.S. automotive
>industry is considered its most important, and what a place for it:
>deep in the heart of Texas, where American pickups have crowded
>backroads and highways for decades.
>
>Japan's top automaker is set to begin building its revamped, full-size
>Tundra pickup Friday at a 2.2 million-square-foot plant in San Antonio,
>a move aimed at grabbing a larger share of a lucrative market long
>dominated by Chevrolet's Silverado, Ford's F-150 and Dodge's Ram.
>
>On a broader scale, the $850 million investment affirms Toyota's
>aggressive plans to grow its business as the company poises itself to
>unseat General Motors Corp. as the world's No. 1 automaker.
>
>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061116/...toyota_plant_4

While GM, Ford and Crapsler are running to 'mother' US Government for
help, Toyota is taking the battle straight to the source.

I personally would not bet against Toyota!


--

Scott in Florida

One would think Toyota should first try to understand why the current Tundra
is such a dismal player, in the full size truck market, before they start to
build more of them


mike hunt


"badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> HOUSTON - Toyota Motor Corp.'s latest effort in the U.S. automotive
> industry is considered its most important, and what a place for it:
> deep in the heart of Texas, where American pickups have crowded
> backroads and highways for decades.
>
> Japan's top automaker is set to begin building its revamped, full-size
> Tundra pickup Friday at a 2.2 million-square-foot plant in San Antonio,
> a move aimed at grabbing a larger share of a lucrative market long
> dominated by Chevrolet's Silverado, Ford's F-150 and Dodge's Ram.
>
> On a broader scale, the $850 million investment affirms Toyota's
> aggressive plans to grow its business as the company poises itself to
> unseat General Motors Corp. as the world's No. 1 automaker.
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061116/...toyota_plant_4

Toyota can't sell the number of full size trucks they build now, why built
more?


mike


"Scott in Florida" <askifyouwant@mindspring.net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:31:01 -0500, "badgolferman"
> <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>HOUSTON - Toyota Motor Corp.'s latest effort in the U.S. automotive
>>industry is considered its most important, and what a place for it:
>>deep in the heart of Texas, where American pickups have crowded
>>backroads and highways for decades.
>>
>>Japan's top automaker is set to begin building its revamped, full-size
>>Tundra pickup Friday at a 2.2 million-square-foot plant in San Antonio,
>>a move aimed at grabbing a larger share of a lucrative market long
>>dominated by Chevrolet's Silverado, Ford's F-150 and Dodge's Ram.
>>
>>On a broader scale, the $850 million investment affirms Toyota's
>>aggressive plans to grow its business as the company poises itself to
>>unseat General Motors Corp. as the world's No. 1 automaker.
>>
>>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061116/...toyota_plant_4
>
> While GM, Ford and Crapsler are running to 'mother' US Government for
> help, Toyota is taking the battle straight to the source.
>
> I personally would not bet against Toyota!
>
>
> --
>
> Scott in Florida
>

Mike Hunter, 11/17/2006, 10:30:35 AM, <7x2cneYX3-0wSMDYUSdV9g@ptd.net>
wrote:

> One would think Toyota should first try to understand why the current
> Tundra is such a dismal player, in the full size truck market, before
> they start to build more of them

Apparently they have figured it out. They are redesigning the Tundra
to a full-sized vehicle.

"Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote in message
news:7x2cneYX3-0wSMDYUSdV9g@ptd.net...
> One would think Toyota should first try to understand why the current
> Tundra is such a dismal player, in the full size truck market, before they
> start to build more of them
>
>
> mike hunt

I'm sure they don't have clue #1 about that.

LOL