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Re: More Skeletons in the Closet for "Friendly" Toyota
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How in the **** can sweat shop workers bolt together better cars than the overpaid unionized workers over here? ![]()
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Re: More Skeletons in the Closet for "Friendly" Toyota
I've never seen Motor trend as Toyota loving. they like toyota when they're good, but they don't gush over them. I've always seen Motor Trend as having quite a GM slant to them as times and obviously just gushing over BMW as much as possible.
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Re: More Skeletons in the Closet for "Friendly" Toyota
If this makes the mainstream media, people will run to Toyota's defense and find examples of where GM and Ford do the same, or did 30 years ago, to make Toyota look better.
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Re: More Skeletons in the Closet for "Friendly" Toyota
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Even more reasons to hate them. ![]()
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Re: More Skeletons in the Closet for "Friendly" Toyota
Japan has a history of being Nationalist to the point of being cruel to foreigners. The labor practices during the construction of the Burma Thailand Railroad, the Bataan Death March, experiments on POW's, treatment of foreign women during WWII, etc. The Japanese are reluctant to admit and apologize for their past poor behavior.
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Re: More Skeletons in the Closet for "Friendly" Toyota
Next thing we know we'll hear that Toyota has been forcing young girls into being "comfort women."
I forwarded this article to a bunch of people that are considering a new economy car.
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Re: More Skeletons in the Closet for "Friendly" Toyota
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My question is that the going theme here is that in a down market the unionized employees should give away everything, all their pay, all their benefits to "help" the company. Well what happens when times are good is the favor returned? Toyota had a annual profit of what $13 billion in 2007? Where's the return favor? Working someone to death, literally. Last edited by joemac : 06-19-2008 at 09:20 AM. |
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Re: More Skeletons in the Closet for "Friendly" Toyota
I guess it would be better to buy a Mexico-built Chevy than ANY kind of Toyota since buying the Toyota would reward this abhorrent behavior.
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Re: More Skeletons in the Closet for "Friendly" Toyota
Thanks for that "value add" ... there's always a Repost Police in every thread. The article is dated June 18, so it's not as if it's stale.
I'm wondering if this article will get any real traction outside of theautochannel.com? |
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Re: More Skeletons in the Closet for "Friendly" Toyota
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Someone needs to send the Reputation Institute and Forbes a copy of the NLC report.
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Re: More Skeletons in the Closet for "Friendly" Toyota
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Re: More Skeletons in the Closet for "Friendly" Toyota
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Re: More Skeletons in the Closet for "Friendly" Toyota
Nice!
I just don't get how a company with these practices can be the world's most reputable company. ![]()
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