Toyota mulls Prius family expansion

Expanding the Prius family just makes sense, it is a reliable and well-received platform.

Toyota speaks with a forked tongue! They want to expand Prius, but they are closing a major assembly plant in California. If they want to expand Prius, why are they laying off over 5,000 skilled employees?

Car Guy wrote:

Toyota speaks with a forked tongue! They want to expand Prius, but they are closing a major assembly plant in California. If they want to expand Prius, why are they laying off over 5,000 skilled employees?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the plant closure you're talking about a joint venture with both Toyota GM?
If so, it's the plant where the GM Vibe and Toyota Matrix were produced (same basic platform), and GM ceased production of the Vibe, thus forcing the closure.

Stop It wrote:

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the plant closure you're talking about a joint venture with both Toyota GM?
If so, it's the plant where the GM Vibe and Toyota Matrix were produced (same basic platform), and GM ceased production of the Vibe, thus forcing the closure.

You are correct. Also, by the way, it was the only unionized Toyota plant in the USofA.

Car Guy wrote:

Toyota speaks with a forked tongue! They want to expand Prius, but they are closing a major assembly plant in California. If they want to expand Prius, why are they laying off over 5,000 skilled employees?

That's because it was a joint venture with GM. GM backed out and left Toyota holding the bag. Toyota has no use for that plant.

Good job on Toyota's part to eventually make every vehicle either a hybrid or make it an option on every vehicle.

32 burnt up prius's in Phoenix AZ alone
Yea Keep up the good work Toy Ota!!!
soon we will send you're liberal USA ruining ass home Back to Asia where you belong...end of story

Vance1 wrote:

32 burnt up prius's in Phoenix AZ alone
Yea Keep up the good work Toy Ota!!!
soon we will send you're liberal USA ruining ass home Back to Asia where you belong...end of story

That's great info vance....can you provide a link to this info? We'd all like to read it.

go to 21st ave auto
phx az
they are all lined up there...dumb ass

Vance1 wrote:

32 burnt up prius's in Phoenix AZ alone
Yea Keep up the good work Toy Ota!!!
soon we will send you're liberal USA ruining ass home Back to Asia where you belong...end of story

WOW! A whole 32 cars. As a top seller, the U.S. market made up more than half of the 1.2 million Prius sold worldwide by early 2009. So those 32 cars represent a percentage around 0.0000457% That is a percentage rate that GM could only dream about having.

Also you don't even tell use what's wrong with those Prius's. Were they in accidents and were totalled or were they defective? Since you're unwilling to provide links to back up your claims we all have to assume that you're just trying to spread false propganda.

Vance1 wrote:

go to 21st ave auto
phx az
they are all lined up there...dumb ass

How is the rest of the internet supposed to go to dumphuk az to see your fantasy? How about a picture, maybe? They have cell phones that can take pictures now. They even know that in "Gernada".

Car Guy wrote:

Toyota speaks with a forked tongue! They want to expand Prius, but they are closing a major assembly plant in California. If they want to expand Prius, why are they laying off over 5,000 skilled employees?

GM pulled the plug and backed out of the GM. Also, I wouldn't call those people skilled....they assemble cars and millions of people are waiting for their jobs.

liner wrote:

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How is the rest of the internet supposed to go to dumphuk az to see your fantasy? How about a picture, maybe? They have cell phones that can take pictures now. They even know that in "Gernada".

already posted pic's in one of the forums...Pay attention

Vance1 wrote:

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already posted pic's in one of the forums...Pay attention

Link? Probably 3 million forums on the net, any particular one?

Stop It wrote:

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the plant closure you're talking about a joint venture with both Toyota GM?
If so, it's the plant where the GM Vibe and Toyota Matrix were produced (same basic platform), and GM ceased production of the Vibe, thus forcing the closure.

You are wrong. Although the Vibe and Matrix are built on the same platform, they never were built on the same assembly line. Matrix is built in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. Look at the VIN to tell. If it begins with a "2" it is Canadian built.