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From: Tom on 8 Mar 2010 16:00
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-toyota-canaries8-2010mar08,0,1192458.story

From: C. E. White on 9 Mar 2010 09:00

"dbu''" <nospam(a)nobama.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> In article <hn3pg3$157$1(a)news.albasani.net>,
> Conscience <nobama@g�v.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2010-03-08 13:00:34 -0800, "Tom" <tc(a)comcast.net> said:
>>
>> > http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-toyota-canaries8-2010mar08,0,1192458.s
>> > tory
>>
>> I
>> >
>> have my own thoughts about why Toyota is in this fix. Call it
>> anecdotal, but it's a pattern repeated again and again in car
>> history.
>>
>> Suffice it to say, this article confirms both my belief and
>> chronology.
>> I see no reason to doubt the article whatsoever.
>
> They'll be drizzling these little news tid-bits now until Toyota
> succumbs to union take-over which I hope the hell never happens. In
> fact I hope that Toyota moves ALL mfg back to Japan if the unions
> try a
> move on Toyota. Fuxx unions and their partisan partners.

Did you read the article - it was mostly Japanese workers talking
about Japanese conditions. I am sure it was a "pro-union" article
designed to highlight Toyota practices, but that doesn't mean the
article is unture. I am sure Toyota management has a different opinion
of the event described.

To me the most telling paragraphs were near the end of the article -

"One of Toyota's most vocal critics is automobile consumer advocate
Fumio Matsuda, often called his nation's Ralph Nader, who in 1970
formed the Japan Automobile Consumer Union.

"Now 84, the former Nissan quality control engineer has spent decades
monitoring Toyota and Japan's other carmakers.

"He calls Toyota's business practices the most secretive of all.

"In the past, he said, Toyota sponsored "secret recalls," asking
owners to visit dealers for vehicle checkups, a ploy that allowed them
to replace defective parts and then charge the owner for the work.

""Everything Toyota does is hidden," he said.

"Matsuda said he believed that Toyota also knew of defects involved in
the most recent recall long before going public.

""I believe there will eventually be criminal charges," he said. "They
knew there were problems with their cars, but they didn't do anything
until they were pressured.""

Ed


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