GM Inside News Forum - View Single Post - Toyota to spend $100 million on advanced research in North America

ericmvest · 04-01-2008, 01:46 PM

"Creating the Toyota Research Institute is the next step to strengthen Toyota's advanced research function throughout North America and to discover cutting-edge technologies for sustainable mobility," said Dr. Kikuchi.

Dr. Kikuchi states "discover," but really he means steal. Due to Japanese lack of creativity, Toyota has set up research centers in Ann Arbor, MI; Cambridge, MA; etc. to "discover" cutting-edge technologies. It probably would not be worth General Motors' time and money, even if the Japanese government allowed it, to set up a similar research center near Tokyo University because Japanese universities are not known for creating cutting edge automotive technological breakthroughs.

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ericmvest 2.8 Liter Turbocharged V6 Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 845	Re: Toyota to spend $100 million on advanced research in North America "Creating the Toyota Research Institute is the next step to strengthen Toyota's advanced research function throughout North America and to discover cutting-edge technologies for sustainable mobility," said Dr. Kikuchi. Dr. Kikuchi states "discover," but really he means steal. Due to Japanese lack of creativity, Toyota has set up research centers in Ann Arbor, MI; Cambridge, MA; etc. to "discover" cutting-edge technologies. It probably would not be worth General Motors' time and money, even if the Japanese government allowed it, to set up a similar research center near Tokyo University because Japanese universities are not known for creating cutting edge automotive technological breakthroughs.