Comments on: ToMoCo’s “$35m photo opportunity for the [Australian] prime minister” http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tomocos-35m-photo-opportunity-for-the-australian-prime-minister/ The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:27:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Geotpf http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tomocos-35m-photo-opportunity-for-the-australian-prime-minister/comment-page-1/#comment-504961 Geotpf Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:23:02 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tomocos-35m-photo-opportunity-for-the-australian-prime-minister/#comment-504961 Toyota already makes (regular) Camrys in Australia. They will make the hybrids on the existing line. This is how they did it in the US. Toyota already makes (regular) Camrys in Australia. They will make the hybrids on the existing line. This is how they did it in the US.

]]> By: Landcrusher http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tomocos-35m-photo-opportunity-for-the-australian-prime-minister/comment-page-1/#comment-504522 Landcrusher Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:38:31 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tomocos-35m-photo-opportunity-for-the-australian-prime-minister/#comment-504522 Of course, no one was howling about the outright theft involved in these schemes to begin with, they were just upset the otherside got credit. Of course, no one was howling about the outright theft involved in these schemes to begin with, they were just upset the otherside got credit.

]]> By: yankinwaoz http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tomocos-35m-photo-opportunity-for-the-australian-prime-minister/comment-page-1/#comment-504082 yankinwaoz Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:31:14 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tomocos-35m-photo-opportunity-for-the-australian-prime-minister/#comment-504082 At a minimum, Toyota could have shopped states for incentives. South Australia has been hard hit by closures of car plants and I am certain they would have loved to have the Toyota plant moved there. Mitsubishi is no longer making their 380s there, and I think Holden is really cutting back. But all things being equal, I think Victoria could have out bid South Australia and won anyhow. On the other hand, Australia us much more centralized than the US. The states don't have as much control as they in the US. At a minimum, Toyota could have shopped states for incentives. South Australia has been hard hit by closures of car plants and I am certain they would have loved to have the Toyota plant moved there. Mitsubishi is no longer making their 380s there, and I think Holden is really cutting back.

But all things being equal, I think Victoria could have out bid South Australia and won anyhow. On the other hand, Australia us much more centralized than the US. The states don’t have as much control as they in the US.

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