Robert Gimbel wrote: > Toyota’s ultra-low-cost car threatens ‘big three’ By Michiyo Nakamoto and > John Reed in Nagoya > Published: January 21 2007 22:06 | Last updated: January 21 2007 22:06 > > Toyota, the world’s second largest carmaker by sales, is working on a > radically different approach to car design, development and manufacturing in > an attempt to come up with an ultra-low-cost car, according to its president. > “The focus is on low-cost technology,” said Katsuaki Watanabe, in an > interview with the Financial Times. “Everything from design to production > methods will be radically changed and we are thinking of a really > ultra-low-cost way of designing, using ultra-low-cost materials, even > developing new materials if necessary.” > > > > --------------------------------- > Don't be flakey. Get Yahoo! Mail for Mobile and > always stay connected to friends. > Toyota learned something from their Scion models which they thought would sell to a younger crowd and instead sold to seniors and aging boomers. So they came out with their Yaris line. Cheaper cars are a good idea. I remember what I paid for a new car in the 1970s and the prices rose way above inflation. Now lets get the semis off the highway or on their own "truckways" and tax big pickups and SUVs that aren't used in business.
BTW, I live in a refinery town that looks like it has more Prius's per capita than any other place in the Bay Area. :) To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
