Comments on: Toyota and SsangYong going backwards

By: Lukaas

Lukaas — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:46:02 +0000

Ignoring the kids comments here…

First if Toyota crumbles in Oz, so does the industry. Which means Victoria will most likely lose tens to hundreds of thousands of jobs (Production, manufacturing, sales, suppliers etc). People who lose their jobs…. not good… so Gayota… please go away with your senseless and ignorant posts.

Second…. Toyota has been often copied and studied by other companies in the way they do business… very well respected. So if they are posting a loss…. then its definitely a worry.
If they are losing profits… then very good chances are… so are everyone else in the business.

By: Allan Benson

Allan Benson — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:47:05 +0000

I hate to say this to you Gayota but if Toyota leave Vic
so does most of our economy along with a heap of jobs that supply the industry as for the $35million Federal + State funds should not have been given to them because they where going to build this car anyway waste off money

By: Gayota

Gayota — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:22:48 +0000

Toyota = bland boring crap like Spamry & Avalon (LOL what a flop that was). I couldnt care less if the whole company dissapeared.

By: mark

mark — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:45:23 +0000

it will take along time for toyota to crash! they have the largest cash reserve of any company or person in the world, not like the big 3 that are already on borrowed cash that they are asking for after a plane ride each in the companies private jets! thats like a homeless guy asking for money with his bmw parked next to him.

By: AAA

AAA — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:05:46 +0000

SsangYong makes FUGLY cars. They try too hard to be artistic lolx

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:55:52 +0000

NASCAR and F1 must be looking like expensive hobbies right now.

Golife – theres a report on “autoblog” that despite the downturn Toyota have committed themselves to Fl for least another 5 years.

Toyota F1 haven’t won a race or a championship over he last 7 years despite having the biggest budget in the paddock = $445m [US].

So if their F1 form contnuies the $2.5bn loss could be the first of many.

By: Naughtyius Maximus

Naughtyius Maximus — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:26:37 +0000

I agree with Cupid Stunt on Insignia………..how cares on following one car maker like 99% on here. I dont! The Insignia is mega hot!

By: Joober

Joober — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:25:58 +0000

Agree Alan, as per following my post.

By: Joober

Joober — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:25:12 +0000

Well well, first loss in 71yrs. Thats gotta hurt, but then again so is the rest of the car industry world (and many are far worse e.g. requiring bail-out) The problem is Toyota is a measuring stick for the other car makers. On the side a bit, Credit Suisse has analysed that because of this, the Bail-out for GM is sure to fail, as Toyota being the most efficient, cost saving out of the lot, cant get it right this time, how would a less capable maker who is already in the red will!.

I think all manufacturers must wake up and realise that NOBODY IS BUYING CARS PERIOD for the next 1 to 2 years especially in the US. They need to mitigate during this period and continually expect dwindling sales. Cost saving and cheap vehicles may be a bandaid to this until it all picks up again…

By: Alan

Alan — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:21:40 +0000

What i really wonder though is if Toyota is likely to post it’s first operating loss, then how will the other car companies fare? Toyota is amongst the best managed and most efficient car company in the world, so if they are struggling to make a profit, the whole car industry is likely to be in trouble.