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Guys, it's a new marketplace and a weak global economy. Badge engineering, especially in the face of the recent GM and Chrysler bankruptcies, does not make sense.
Toyota trying to revamp its image, and then allow another brand to sell the same car, also doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Especially if the beancounters at Toyota only count the sales of the Toyota product itself (And that's exactly what they'll do), so if the car does not sell well enough in Toyota form, many in the company who are only about safe, eco-friendly cars will use that as an excuse to shut the product down.
I agree that it could still happen, I just think it would be counterproductive to Toyota's plan.
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