Toyota is closing down? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

raven1231 · 02-03-2016, 09:06 AM

Hey guys I heard from motoring.au that Toyota will be closing all of their plants

. Anyone else have any information on this? Something about Fr-s sales being so low, and production costs being so high that the company is going bankrupt...

go_a_way1 · 02-03-2016, 09:09 AM

Its okay the AWD face-lift Hybird turbo 221WHP FRS we be sold a Toyota now

chaoskaze · 02-03-2016, 09:15 AM

.........O___O

WTF raven ur account got hacked? Cuz it only takes a 10 year old kid to tell if that's real or fake.

or you are just fishing for fools like me. =/

ScoobsMcGee · 02-03-2016, 09:17 AM

I know you're trolling, but http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-01/toyota-halting-japan-plants-next-week-on-steel-factory-explosion.

Steel supplier go boom.

Tcoat · 02-03-2016, 10:16 AM

I understand that they are just going to run the WRX through a press to flatten it and weld the rear doors shut and use that as the new 86.

acetothermus · 02-03-2016, 10:22 AM

Rescinded because this was legit...even if the facts weren't strictly correct.

Dave-ROR · 02-03-2016, 10:25 AM

Well played

dgcam55 · 02-03-2016, 10:56 AM

Toyota is shutting down the SCION brand - see here: http://www.motortrend.com/news/break...Motor+Trend%29

this is putting into question the future of the FRS...which, will likely impact the future of the BRZ too.

Personally, I think they should rebrand it as a Toyota Celica! This is the closest thing to the original Celicas since before 1986 when they went FWD.

raven1231 · 02-03-2016, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dgcam55

Toyota is shutting down the SCION brand - see here: http://www.motortrend.com/news/break...Motor+Trend%29

this is putting into question the future of the FRS...which, will likely impact the future of the BRZ too.

Personally, I think they should rebrand it as a Toyota Celica! This is the closest thing to the original Celicas since before 1986 when they went FWD.

No question http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases...ion+toyota.htm

BRZerk · 02-03-2016, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raven1231

No question http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases...ion+toyota.htm

scion is going away, toyota, is not.

raven1231 · 02-03-2016, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BRZerk

scion is going away, toyota, is not.

Yes and he said it was putting into question the frs which it's not. It will be badges a toyota.

go_a_way1 · 02-03-2016, 11:25 AM

Yeah I didnt think this would be real (however he made the mistake of saying Toyota, its actually just scion) but it is

raven1231 · 02-03-2016, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I understand that they are just going to run the WRX through a press to flatten it and weld the rear doors shut and use that as the new 86.

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acetothermus · 02-03-2016, 11:46 AM

From Toyota's announcement:

Quote:

The FR-S sports car, iA sedan and iM 5-door hatchback will become part of the Toyota family.

Is it wrong that I chuckled at this thinking of all the guys who re-badged their FR-S with the Toyota logo?

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