Comments on: Toyota Profit To Drop 40 Percent

By: obbop

obbop — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:15:44 +0000

Toyota service treadted me from fairly up to very finely.

Chevy service spat upon me, repeatedly.

I hope Chevy/GMC rusts in peace.

My only regret is that the minority at the top of the GMC hierarchy will live lives of luxury while, as typical, the common folks suffer.

The class war continues.

By: toxicroach

toxicroach — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:36:54 +0000

Does anyone give a shit about the big 3 anymore? It’s been 20 years since the last fit of protectionism… since most people would be indicting themselves of being unamerican… I don’t think you’re going to see the same level of Toyota hate you did in 1990.

By: SkiD666

SkiD666 — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:06:01 +0000

menno, you have to be careful when using words like ‘built’ and ‘manufactured’ when talking about the origin of certain cars. ‘Assembled’ is a better word because the actual content of ‘American’ parts in a vehicle varies quite a bit.

By: menno_

menno_ — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:54:09 +0000

That’s a funny comment, iNeon, when you stop to realize that my last “American” car was a 1999 Dodge Neon (hecho en Mexico) and my current “Foreign” car is a Hyundai Sonata, manufactured in Montgomery, Alabama.

By: Bunter1

Bunter1 — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:50:40 +0000

Looks like profit envy.

By: iNeon

iNeon — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:47:50 +0000

Wait until the protectionism kicks in– and it will. You can’t fleece people too terribly long before they can’t be fleeced anymore. Selling their Sebring copy to as many people as they have, well–

it’s coming.

Less Camrys clogging up our streets can’t be a bad thing. :)

By: quasimondo

quasimondo — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:43:22 +0000

Yes, yes, flowers and dandelions, everything is just beautiful, business as usual at jolly good Toyota.

By: Bunter1

Bunter1 — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:24:24 +0000

Gee Quasi, do you see a problem with a company that can turn a 12b profit in a down year?

If it were GM breaking even all the psychophants would be proclaiming the “second coming”.

This is an excellent example of how a well run company with good, relevant products can go through the “hard times” and make it look easy.

Just a thouhgt.

Bunter

By: quasimondo

quasimondo — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:40:28 +0000

Wait, this is Toyota we’re talking about. Nothing to see here, move along, people!

By: Jeff Puthuff

Jeff Puthuff — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:31:40 +0000

And yet the bashers on the stock message boards are having a field day. “I told you so!” is common.

But they shut up when you point out that they’re still earning billions in net profit vs. well, how long ago did GM, F, et al, have a profitable year?