Livedevil
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cant remember where but i read a story that said back when a tsunami hit one of the chip makers factory Toyota sent them help to rebuild, it seems they are putting Toyota first now.
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That's because everyone be buying Toyotas right now.Yeah, I keep reading stories like this about Toyota being preparedā¦..yet their lots are as empty as everyone else. Not buying it.
Iām in San Diego and there is not a single Supra at any of the dealershipsWellā¦ all of our local Toyota Dealers lots are nearly empty with new cars. Iām talking less than 20 new cars max. Sad.
Well then They should be having no problems restocking as mentioned in the storiesā¦ā¦.huh, but their not , just like everyone else. No stock.That's because everyone be buying Toyotas right now.
we are building more cars than ever at my plant and i hate the overtime, the reason i saw the story i was wondering why we were working overtime when everyone else was shutting down from shortages, i think why our lots are empty is because no one else has cars so we are selling moreYeah, I keep reading stories like this about Toyota being preparedā¦..yet their lots are as empty as everyone else. Not buying it.
Toyota adopted "just in time" from ford iirc, i watched a video that mentioned it during my orientation at Toyota, been here nealy 25 years so i may be mis rememberingI saw a video from one of the news agencies. Toyota started a thing called just in time inventory. The idea was to have no extra parts on hand to avoid paying money for inventory sitting around. Most big companies around the world followed suit. I worked for Boeing and hated the idea. The factory was always running out of parts and this caused big delays which cost big dollars! well, It seems Toyota decided just in time inventory was not working. They quietly went back to stocking parts.
I mean I guess but that would mean Toyota is selling them as fast as they hit the lotsā¦ā¦ at least in my area. I mean the two or three Toyota dealers are literally devoid of new cars and have been for some time.we are building more cars than ever at my plant and i hate the overtime, the reason i saw the story i was wondering why we were working overtime when everyone else was shutting down from shortages, i think why our lots are empty is because no one else has cars so we are selling more
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/08/19...r-production-due-to-global-chip-shortage.htmlNot sure whats going on but we were told like 4 weeks of no production at my plant now.
Rav4 plant?Not sure whats going on but we were told like 4 weeks of no production at my plant now.