Back in Black: Toyota Posts Surprise Third-Quarter Profit

[plane]

Originally Posted by Dana_15

Don't mind the ignorant. A profit is good, hopefully it will trickle down to adding jobs here.

The net job impact of Toyota in North America is negative.
What part of that do you not comprehend?

The last time we looked, over 50% of Toyota's production, full vehicles and parts content together, was imported.

Toyota causes a net loss of North American jobs.
Period.
End of story.
Cry, whine, obfuscate, call in PhishPhood and lie like a bandit all you want.
It's not going to change the truth.

[PhishPhood]

Originally Posted by jzchev28

sorry, uninformed poster

oh? so toyota didnt make any money selling those cars?

No surprisingly they didn't. They didn't make a dime from it. Neither did GM nor Ford nor any vehicle maker? DO U KNOW Y?

What the vehicle makers did get is empty inventories all over the country that they had to fill with new production for 4th Qtr. Did you notice the bump in production announced by every vehicle maker? In fact all the money from the C4C program went to the dealers, their employees and their vendors....and the junkyards that collected the dead clunkers.

[PhishPhood]

So much for all the hopes of so many that Toyota was sliding into an bottomless abyss of loss after loss after loss. Chins up... brighter days are ahead.

[plane]

Originally Posted by PhishPhood

So much for all the hopes of so many that Toyota was sliding into an bottomless abyss of loss after loss after loss. Chins up... brighter days are ahead.

I would have guessed the zip ties alone would have swung the balance sheet to negative.

To echo your enthusiasm, we can only hope for more Toyota losses.
A few more immolated families should do the trick quite nicely.
Oh what a feeling to be burned alive in a Toyota!

[Speedjerk]

GM better get its act together. Toyota, Ford and now VW are kicking some serious booty. I think with the loss of semi-loyal customers GM once had before the bailouts, GM will be lucky to make top five in the next few years.

If the Volt isn't a complete success, GM will be in deep doo doo.

Here's the lineup going forward:

Toyota
VW
Ford
GM
Nissan

Sorry fanboys, but that's just the way the cards have been dealt. GM has lots and lots of ground to cover. Perception is just one....

[E. Haskell]

Originally Posted by Speedjerk

GM better get its act together. Toyota, Ford and now VW are kicking some serious booty. I think with the loss of semi-loyal customers GM once had before the bailouts, GM will be lucky to make top five in the next few years.

If the Volt isn't a complete success, GM will be in deep doo doo.

Here's the lineup going forward:

Toyota
VW
Ford
GM
Nissan

Sorry fanboys, but that's just the way the cards have been dealt. GM has lots and lots of ground to cover. Perception is just one....

Hasn't GM been gaining market share for the last 3 months?

[84Cressida]

I could've swore I read on here that Toyota was the brink of insolvency?

[84Cressida]

Originally Posted by JBsZ06

Says the owner of a toyota tundra..

Your point?

[Dana_15]

Originally Posted by plane

The last time we looked, over 50% of Toyota's production, full vehicles and parts content together, was imported.

What about the other 50% (by your numbers) . You can spin the numbers any way you want to make yourself feel better

Originally Posted by JBsZ06

Says the owner of a toyota tundra..

Originally Posted by 1G6

Typical import owner.

Nice comeback!

[Dana_15]

Originally Posted by megeebee

"SUPRISE"?

Not to me. We as taxpayers gave Toyota that money. What was it? $4500 or something per car.

We should all be getting thank-you notes from the CEOs and stock holders of Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and Subaru.

[vette61]

Originally Posted by 05ChevySilveradoSS

^^^1G6 I love the your display picture! Man i was young when they made those seats like that and i can barely remember but boy where they comfortable. They just dont make cars like that anymore .

Lol sorry guys i just had to say that. . . .

I hear you,its like a living room sofa, nothing beats the real cady's of the 70's

[hunchman]

Originally Posted by Dana_15

Don't mind the ignorant. A profit is good, hopefully it will trickle down to adding jobs here.

Is walmart going to start selling toyotas?

[Buick61]

Originally Posted by 84Cressida

I could've swore I read on here that Toyota was the brink of insolvency?

No, no one said that. I know you all at Toyota Nation want us here at GMI to be the FoxNews of car fans, but we're not.

[dagr382]

Toyota: solid, appalling evidence that you can fool most of the people most of the time.

[1G6]

Originally Posted by PhishPhood

No surprisingly they didn't. They didn't make a dime from it. Neither did GM nor Ford nor any vehicle maker? DO U KNOW Y?

What the vehicle makers did get is empty inventories all over the country that they had to fill with new production for 4th Qtr. Did you notice the bump in production announced by every vehicle maker? In fact all the money from the C4C program went to the dealers, their employees and their vendors....and the junkyards that collected the dead clunkers.

Of course. Not a single Toyota dealer called in for more slop after their lots were cleared. Not a single Toyota carrier was sent back across the Pacific after finally being relieved of moldy cargo.