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Old 12-19-2008, 07:36 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Toyota Set To Announce Loss for 2008

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We stopped buying stuff. Most of us had our net worth cut in half. I should now go out and spend an amount that bought a nice house on something that will not be new and shiny in just a few years. Honda (not a V8 for sale) pulled out of F1. In the immortal words of Warren Zevon the **** has hit the fan.
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There is only one unionized Toyota plant [California] in the US out of 10 to 12 total.

This loss is for worldwide operations, not just the US. I guess we now will know the break-even point [the amount of sales required vs. cost of goods sold]for Toyota vehicle sales world-wide. The souce also said that a [non-union] plant will not be built in Mississippi until the economy and sales improve, and that various cost cutting measures, including downstaffing will be put in place.
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I'm afraid the sarcasm was on the same flight to Puerto Rico that went over my head.

I note the dead silence on this topic, considering how Toyota. and every other overseas based car company, has been held up as as shining example [in contrast to the US companies] by a multitude of posters on the forum, and a still full of Southern Senators.

chirp-chirp-chirp the crickets are sure loud this evening...
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I'm afraid the sarcasm was on the same flight to Puerto Rico that went over my head.

I note the dead silence on this topic, considering how Toyota. and every other overseas based car company, has been held up as as shining example [in contrast to the US companies] by a multitude of posters on the forum, and a still full of Southern Senators.

chirp-chirp-chirp the crickets are sure loud this evening...
Have you got a link to the news article? That might give us something to discuss.

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Source(s)-picked up by autoblog.com from a Reuters article. Toyota to issue an earnings warning on Monday December 22.
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...so....all 3 US auto makers are in trouble....Toyota to report a loss...Honda to cut back the number of cars built in their new Indiana facility....and what do we do...buy a car made in France....
..talk about the $h!t hitting the fan

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