Comments on: Toyota could build Kluger locally

By: Lukaas

Lukaas — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 02:23:39 +0000

Wheelnut

The “Aurion” is sold in China, UAE, Taiwan as Prestige cars.
You look at it as a V6 Camry with different styled bumpers etc. But for those countries the “Aurion” is prestige luxury.

about the kluger…

Toyota (Australia) has an almost impossible bid for this vehicle to be made locally here… I cant say since its confidential, but basically it makes sense to basically just can the Kluger altogether (for Oz anyways) than build it here…

By: Jester

Jester — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:50:25 +0000

yep, another vehicle nobody will buy. C’mon people, why don’t you build the 08 Toyota Crown Hybrid in here. That looks hot, is green, and its rear wheel drive and big, everything the Australians need.

By: Frontman

Frontman — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:27:37 +0000

I reckon it’s a great press release to take peoples minds of the other problems and news leaks they are suffering. However the story (in full) does actually state that it won’t happen till after 2012, and that they won’t even take it into serious consideration till the Economic crisis has finished…………… It sounds very similar to the news leaks this time last year when their head of Aust said if the tarrifs were reduced he’d pull out, then after a week of government meetings came back out and siad he had been “mis-quoted”………..

By: mark

mark — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:13:37 +0000

toyota will keep the 2 body types as sourcing has already started!!!! they will not build the kluger here, not enough demand to make it profitable.

By: Naughtyius Maximus

Naughtyius Maximus — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:59:44 +0000

Only 1x Mother is bit light on!

By: JEKYL & HYDE

JEKYL & HYDE — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:42:01 +0000

forget it,it has a face only a mother could love.

By: Captain Mainwaring

Captain Mainwaring — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:50:19 +0000

Building the Kluger in OZ is not as simple as swapping the Aurion outer panels for Camry ones. The basic structure between Camry and Aurion is the same.
Kluger is a totally different structure which would require tooling investment and local supplier commitment far in excess of any potential payback. But if the Govt. wants to write the cheque, who knows what might happen?

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:42:34 +0000

I wouldn’t be surprised if Toyota axe the “goal post shifting” Aurion and simply offer the Camry with both V6 and 4 cylinder engines like they did with previous models.. instead of building virtually identical cars with different front/rear ends [mind you they seem to do that throughout their range].. This would then give them room to build the Krueger.

I mean the lac lustere sales of the Aurion – in particular the TRD prove that it hasn’t been as much of a success as Toyta would have liked whereas the Camry has continued to do well

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:28:02 +0000

you beat me to it bret ha ha ha

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:27:31 +0000

do you really want an answer to that captain ha ha ha ha

By: Bret

Bret — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:23:09 +0000

I dunno. $35mil to build a Hybrid Camry that they were gunna build anyway?

I’m pretty sure Toyota think they are.

By: Captain Mainwaring

Captain Mainwaring — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:16:55 +0000

Bret, they could be, but is the OZ government that stupid?

By: Bret

Bret — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:11:50 +0000

Capt, probaly right, unless they’re chasing MORE govenment funding…..

By: Captain Mainwaring

Captain Mainwaring — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:10:04 +0000

Spitfire is right. This sounds like Mr.Yasuda flying a kite to attract the attention of those who will decide his next posting. He obviously wants a non-descript job back in Japan.

By: Bret

Bret — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:25:41 +0000

Toyota already build the 4cyl and V6 Camry here, why not add the wagon (Kluger) as well?

By: Spitfire

Spitfire — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:25:21 +0000

This rumour has been around for as long as I can remember. It won’t happen. The numbers do not stack up.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:48:54 +0000

That’s always good news, more jobs etc…

By: Naughtyius Maximus

Naughtyius Maximus — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:00:14 +0000

Maybe they could add some design cues off Verso (come Corolla, come Rav4, come Yaris) as they could do no worse! LMAO