Comments on: Toyota confirms closure of NUMMI plant

By: AAA

AAA — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:12:19 +0000

Could it be that the union is too powerful?

By: realcars

realcars — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:37:27 +0000

There goes the only desirable vehicle they ever made(Tacoma).LOL.

By: Baddass

Baddass — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:50:30 +0000

Just thank god we GM never imported those Chevrolet Kodiacs, medium sized trucks. By the way, they were a lot bigger than an F250, to put it into perspective.
And that Tacoma is pig-ugly.

By: Lukaas

Lukaas — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:06:54 +0000

The thing with the Tacoma and USA FULL-sized trucks… well they are literally massive. Australia simply has no market for a FULL-sized truck, no matter how some tradesmen want it.

Tacoma actually is just slightly bigger than the Hilux, width wise anyways. Go to Toyota USA’s site and you’d see the available models for it.

The V8 TRD Tundra by the way… a full size truck… does 0-100 in under 6 seconds…. amazing for such a massive truck.

anyways back on topic, when GM went broke, you kinda knew NUMMI was first thing to go, as Toyota will not run that plant alone, although they did kinda “saved” it when it was on the gutter…

By: Sleeping Satellite

Sleeping Satellite — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:51:56 +0000

Yeah; The first couple of generations of Tacoma Pick Ups were almost identical to the Hilux.. However; the more recent models have taken on a more distinctive more serious more intimidating look which I kinda like

Then There’s the 500HP V8 TRD Tundra Pick-Up… Toyota’s answer to the Ford F-Series and the Dodge Ram etc.

By: Life Guard

Life Guard — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:39:46 +0000

Carl……..indeed!! lol

By: Carl

Carl — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:20:32 +0000

Oh what a feeling!!!!!! Lol

By: Lenten

Lenten — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:53:33 +0000

Yanzo, that Tacoma would be much better suited to Australia than the Hilux in at least one way, look at the long bed on the back, this is a tray you cannot get on the back of any dual cab sold in Oz. A longer wheelbase and tray for the dual cab hilux would be many tradesmans dream

By: Yanzo

Yanzo — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:28:21 +0000

is that what america comes up with when toyota tells them to make a hilux? i’m so glad i live in australia

By: Name a Song From Tasmin Archer ?

Name a Song From Tasmin Archer ? — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:11:53 +0000

Obviously Akio Toyoda and gang are wasting no time of righting a great company to stable footing once again. Capacity does need to be slashed with the workload repositioned to the more efficent operations throughout the world.