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Old 02-21-2012, 04:56 PM   #94
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Really? Because Toyota only became number 1 in Global Sales in 2008, and that was at a time when the only compelling products they had were the IS-F/350, the Scion tC (barely), and possibly the Toyota FJ. They at risk of losing it back to GM this year because of the Tsunami and ensuing Fukushima disaster, but people aren't buying fewer Toyotas because Toyota makes an uninspired, reliable appliance. An uninspired, reliable appliance is exactly what most of the car buying public needs.
Toyota became consumed with becoming number one and the ultimate appliance maker and look what happened (unprecedented recalls, slip in qulaity, lack of exciting cars). Now they are remembering what it means to build cars...LFA, ISF, FRS...
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