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Old 11-22-2008, 12:05 AM   #10 (permalink)
zete
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Re: Toyota Will Cut 3,000 Jobs in Japan as Car Sales Fall

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Originally Posted by Gung_Ho View Post
Toyota employs over 300,000 people. 3,000 temporary employees being cut is peanuts.

If your business employed 100 people, and 1 temporary employee was cut, would that be a sign of your business going down the tubes? Of course not.
They have 300,000 workers in the US?

The way I look at this is that folks I know claim Toyota doesn't lay people off. If the economy keeps tanking then full time staff will be let go. Toyota NA did lose $353M last half and Toyota's closing lines longer than expected for Christmas. Toyota's not immune, they just have more cash but they're not going to burn through it if they figure they'll need it to prop up parts suppliers if GM goes under.
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