March 13, 2006 – Lafayette, IN - Governor Mitch Daniels announced today that the Toyota Camry will be built at Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. (SIA), directly creating about 1,000 jobs.
The news is part of a collaborative agreement announced today between SIA parent Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI) and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), a FHI stakeholder.
About $230 million will be invested to install Camry manufacturing processes in an existing SIA line capable of producing about 100,000 vehicles annually. Camry production at SIA begins in Spring 2007.
With this additional capacity and other expansions underway, Toyota will have North American annual production capacity of about 2 million cars and trucks by 2008.
Camry production in Indiana replaces imports and provides Toyota with the ability to build more of the popular car. Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky (TMMK), which builds Camry, will support SIA by providing training on Camry processes. Parts and materials for the Indiana-built Camry will be sourced and procured by Toyota.
"Toyota and Subaru are tremendous corporate citizens who have boosted our economy in Indiana. Now, we will be the first state with Toyota vehicle production in two different plants," Gov. Daniels said.
"We are pleased to further boost localization by moving Camry production in Japan to the United States. It's a win-win situation for Toyota and SIA, and for our suppliers whose businesses will grow," said Gary Convis, president of TMMK. "This will be the same high quality and reliability that have made Camry the best-selling U.S. car. We have the highest confidence in SIA to help us continue to meet our customers' expectations."
"For over 16 years SIA associates have been building high quality Subaru vehicles in Indiana," said Tom Easterday, senior vice president of SIA. "Today's announcement that we will add production of the Toyota Camry at SIA in 2007 reaffirms that SIA has an outstanding workforce that is prepared to meet the challenges of a very competitive automotive market. All associates at SIA look forward to working closely with Toyota on this project."
Currently, SIA builds the Subaru B9 Tribeca, Outback, Legacy and Baja. SIA produced about 120,000 Subarus in 2005. The Subaru B9 Tribeca will move to the production line where the Outback, Legacy and Baja are currently built to make room for the Camry.
Toyota (NYSE:TM) established operations in North America in 1957 and currently operates 14 manufacturing plants including two under construction. There are more than 1,700 Toyota, Lexus and Scion dealerships in North America which sell more than 2.5 million vehicles a year. Toyota directly employs over 38,000 in North America and its investment here is currently valued at more than $16.8 billion, including sales and manufacturing operations, research and development, financial services and design. Toyota's annual purchasing of parts, materials, goods and services from North American suppliers totals more than $26 billion. According to a 2005 Center for Automotive Research study, Toyota, along with its dealers and suppliers, has generated nearly 400,000 U.S. jobs, including jobs created through spending by direct, dealer and suppliers employees.
Toyota produces 10 vehicles in North America, including the Avalon, Camry, Corolla, Matrix, Sienna, Solara, Sequoia, Tacoma, Tundra and the Lexus RX 330. By 2008, Toyota will have the annual capacity to build about 2 million cars and trucks, 1.44 million engines and 600,000 automatic transmissions in North America.
It looks like the bigdopa again doesn't have a clue.
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"Unfortunately there are levels of Stupid that just can't be cured!!" The current Demomoron motto.
posted on February 15, 2007 08:46:11 AM new
They are still oppressors of the working proletariat. They only pay left side door mirror installers $30/hr instead of the $85/hr slave wages the big 3 pay.
Indiana should tell them $90/hr or beat it. Let's see who blinks first!!
posted on February 15, 2007 09:57:42 AM newThey are still oppressors of the working proletariat. They only pay left side door mirror installers $30/hr instead of the $85/hr slave wages the big 3 pay.
Indiana should tell them $90/hr or beat it. Let's see who blinks first!!
What a hoot. Dumsquirrel wants Toyota to pay the workers $85/hr because that is what the big 3 pay their workers, but dumsquirrel does not believe in raising the federal minimum wage because it will hurt small business.
Yep one more hypocrite on the Republican side.
Absolute faith has been shown, consistently, to breed intolerance. And intolerance, history teaches us, again and again, begets violence.
---------------------------------- The duty of a patriot in this time and place is to ask questions, to demand answers, to understand where our nation is headed and why. If the answers you get do not suit you, or if they frighten you, or if they anger you, it is your duty as a patriot to dissent. Freedom does not begin with blind acceptance and with a flag. Freedom begins when you say 'No.'
posted on February 15, 2007 10:59:32 AM new
Hey Linda, do you think logans can possibly be as dumb as peepa?
Arent they twins joined at the ????????
"When I talk to liberals, I don't expect them to understand my positions on various issues. I spend most of my time trying to help them understand their own." —Mike Adams
posted on February 15, 2007 11:57:42 AM new
Well....to be honest, it's a toss up between 'waco' and he who claims "Bush does not approve of this war".
But I DO believe logansdad should be nominated for the MOST STUPID post EVER made on ANY chat board, ANYwhere.
Not most stupid post of the week;
not the most stupid post of the month;
not the most stupid post of the year;
but the MOST STUPID POST EVER IN INTERNET HISTORY.
'wacos' more like an old broken record....whose needle became stuck in a groove it can't get out of.
And I believe that's why OTHER boards have nominated him as being 'THAT' stupid.
posted on February 16, 2007 07:56:55 AM new
Linda I think Bear will be known for the most stupidest person on the internet.
At least I knew the people of CANADA DO NOT SPEAK CANADIAN. NOW HOW STUPID CAN ONE BE.
The greatest quote from Bear:
Bear1949
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Political correctness will be the death of us all..............
Why should there be an option of anything BUT english.
There isn't (yet) an option for Canadian, Vietnamese, Farsi, Greek, French, German or Italian...
Absolute faith has been shown, consistently, to breed intolerance. And intolerance, history teaches us, again and again, begets violence.
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The duty of a patriot in this time and place is to ask questions, to demand answers, to understand where our nation is headed and why. If the answers you get do not suit you, or if they frighten you, or if they anger you, it is your duty as a patriot to dissent. Freedom does not begin with blind acceptance and with a flag. Freedom begins when you say 'No.'
[ edited by logansdad on Feb 16, 2007 08:23 AM ]
posted on February 16, 2007 08:08:39 AM new
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Yep, you're right, the minimum wage should be $28/hr.
Whackos chant the minimum wage mantra while parading images of starving foreigners or whatever fits their psyches.
and then this post by dumsquirrel: Indiana should tell them $90/hr or beat it. Let's see who blinks first!!
As I stated before it is the Republicans who do not know what the heck is going on.
Absolute faith has been shown, consistently, to breed intolerance. And intolerance, history teaches us, again and again, begets violence.
---------------------------------- The duty of a patriot in this time and place is to ask questions, to demand answers, to understand where our nation is headed and why. If the answers you get do not suit you, or if they frighten you, or if they anger you, it is your duty as a patriot to dissent. Freedom does not begin with blind acceptance and with a flag. Freedom begins when you say 'No.'
posted on February 16, 2007 08:10:42 AM newArent they twins joined at the ????????
You and Linda are joined at the colostomy bag. In how many posts does Linda come right after you to post.
Absolute faith has been shown, consistently, to breed intolerance. And intolerance, history teaches us, again and again, begets violence.
---------------------------------- The duty of a patriot in this time and place is to ask questions, to demand answers, to understand where our nation is headed and why. If the answers you get do not suit you, or if they frighten you, or if they anger you, it is your duty as a patriot to dissent. Freedom does not begin with blind acceptance and with a flag. Freedom begins when you say 'No.'
posted on February 16, 2007 08:24:46 AM new
You quote posts like you've "discovered" something. It is impossible for anyone to be sooooo stupid as not to see both are extremes of mockery. But then again ......
posted on February 16, 2007 08:31:32 AM new
Linda I think Bear will be known for the most stupidest person on the internet.
Besides that title has already been reserved by Waco Sheepa.
At least I will never be known as a deviate sexual pervert.
"When I talk to liberals, I don't expect them to understand my positions on various issues. I spend most of my time trying to help them understand their own." —Mike Adams
[ edited by Bear1949 on Feb 16, 2007 08:32 AM ]
posted on February 16, 2007 09:52:21 AM newDumsquirrel wants Toyota to pay the workers $85/hr because that is what the big 3 pay their workers
I think we need to add to the name dunce. We now will add dense. It's hard to believe that logansdense is so stupid to think that the squirrel was serious. Although if it were true, the Toyota workers deserve it more than the big 3 workers do.
Yep, you're right, the minimum wage should be $28/hr
Sure, if you want to go back to the Carter years of 18% unemployment.
And forget about being able to afford to buy anything. Prices of everything will sky rocket.
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"Unfortunately there are levels of Stupid that just can't be cured!!" The current Demomoron motto.
posted on February 16, 2007 11:08:55 AM newIt is impossible for anyone to be sooooo stupid as not to see both are extremes of mockery. But then again ......
Try telling that to your uneducated stupid friend Linda who doesn't understand the difference between what is actually posted in an article and someone's statement. Perhpas you need to explain to her what humor is.
Absolute faith has been shown, consistently, to breed intolerance. And intolerance, history teaches us, again and again, begets violence.
---------------------------------- The duty of a patriot in this time and place is to ask questions, to demand answers, to understand where our nation is headed and why. If the answers you get do not suit you, or if they frighten you, or if they anger you, it is your duty as a patriot to dissent. Freedom does not begin with blind acceptance and with a flag. Freedom begins when you say 'No.'
posted on February 16, 2007 09:15:03 PM new
With the name of logansdad, you have to wonder how stupid logan must be? Dad is a moron and kids learn from their parents. That poor, poor Logan. I feel sorry for him.
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"Unfortunately there are levels of Stupid that just can't be cured!!" The current Demomoron motto.
posted on February 17, 2007 06:55:25 AM new
Hey new-cons when you all get together and feed off each other I feel bad about having to pop your bubble.
You all woke up November 8th 2006 to find you have all been put into a minority. One of the reasons you now find yourselves in a minority is because of the miss treatment of the American middle class by the people you voted for.
This miss treatment is commonly called "THE WAR ON THE MIDDLE CLASS".
Now with almost 2 to 1 more Republicans up for reelection than Democrats in 2008. The chance you can put any political power behind your thoughts,wishes and words is very slim.
Since America is a great democracy at work. Keep your chins up and maybe in 8 or 10 years you will be able to regain some political power you all lost because of BUSHY and his GANG.
posted on February 17, 2007 07:04:57 AM new
I disagree....I think in another year or so the public will have seen how the democrats haven't lived up to their promises.
Just like this war. They don't have the GUTS to just say 'we're not funding them anymore'. Nope...they want to play games and hope that enough voters are stupid enough to believe they're doing ANYTHING more than grandstanding on the wars. LOL
And I sure don't see how ANY of the dems running for the WH are going to change a THING about the 'big three' being in so much trouble.
But hey...maybe 'waco' KNOWS how the dems can bring back all those 'overpaid' workers jobs.
I seriously doubt it....he's nothing more than all talk.
posted on February 17, 2007 09:18:56 AM new
LIAR_K,
Said this, "But hey...maybe 'waco' KNOWS how the dems can bring back all those 'overpaid' workers jobs."
That statement from LIAR_K just proves my point about the Republican's party new-con UN-AMERICAN self-serving greed driven attitude towards America's middle and working class. LIAR_K's attitude is called the republican WAR ON THE MIDDLE CLASS.
Its plain to see how the new-cons like LIAR_K are often falling face first into their own BULL ROAR these days.
LIAR_K, you need to get used to the fact that we are all around you new-cons. We are now watching your every twisted and untrue move. We will be glad to "swift boat" you along with the republican lawmakers up for election down the toilet this time around.
The vast majority of Americans ARE NOT READY TO MAKE NICE.
Republicans are trying to decide between Rudy Giuliani and John McCain. Many are saying its a choice between a baby killer/gay lover and a warmonger/Bushy supporter.
The choice between Giuliani and McCain who have such different beliefs just shows us all how divided and crumbled the Republican party is.
posted on February 17, 2007 09:47:05 AM newWith the name of logansdad, you have to wonder how stupid logan must be?
Lets speak of all your intelligence, rocks for brains.
When the budget surplus under Clinton was pointed out, you still denied and claimed the government numbers were not correct. You mouthed off some deficit number that you could not even support or tell anyone where it came from.
Wasn't it you that also claimed Zacharia Mousaoui was responsible for 9/11 and that Bush had no need to track down Bin Laden because Mousaoui was already in custody.
So what size dunce cap are you currently wearing? Did you flunk the Sally Struthers kindergarten educational program? If children learned from you, you'd be teaching them how to walk on all fours and grunt. A fetus has a higher IQ than you.
Absolute faith has been shown, consistently, to breed intolerance. And intolerance, history teaches us, again and again, begets violence.
---------------------------------- The duty of a patriot in this time and place is to ask questions, to demand answers, to understand where our nation is headed and why. If the answers you get do not suit you, or if they frighten you, or if they anger you, it is your duty as a patriot to dissent. Freedom does not begin with blind acceptance and with a flag. Freedom begins when you say 'No.'
posted on February 17, 2007 10:08:41 AM new
ROFLOL.....and our "Bush wouldn't approve of this war" IDIOT asks:
"NOW HOW STUPID CAN ONE BE."
and:
"There isn't (yet) an option for Canadian, Vietnamese, Farsi, Greek, French, German or Italian..."
I don't know....but we're sure enjoying you PROVING how stupid YOU are...and your continue doing so by acting like a parrot and repeating the same nonsense in EACH post that you make.
So...just how stupid? You're tied with 'waco' and are the best example we have. LOL LOL LOL
posted on February 17, 2007 10:40:11 AM new
then of course we AGAIN see that 'waco'peepa CAN'T answer the question about what HE thinks the dems are going to do to BRING BACK all those jobs.
And he refuses to acknowledge that his beloved clinton signed NAFTA AND made those trade agreements with CHINA that most of them believe has taken so many American jobs.
He's not only one sided....and blind....and ignornant about MOST subjects....but it sounds like he's getting weird also.
keeps blabbering about he's 'going to surround us'...etc. LOL sounds like a growing FUNGUS of some sort to me. YUCK.
posted on February 17, 2007 11:01:24 AM new
Most Canadians speak English. No one ever says anyone is speaking 'Canadian', though spellings of certain words may differ....... neighbour/neighbor..... or names like 'pop' or 'soda' may differ.
With the French and Native population and all the immigrants there are a variety of languages and accents heard across the country daily.
But they all have free speech so that's what counts most, eh?
posted on February 18, 2007 06:18:10 AM newCanadian English (CaE) is a variety of English used in Canada.
Linda you are the one that continues to make an ass of yourself.
Canadian itself IS NOT A LANGUAGE LIKE YOU WANT TO BELIEVE.
As you have pointed out Canadian English is form of the ENGLISH LANGUAGE. There is a difference between a form/dialect of the language and a LANGUAGE ITSELF. I know that is difficult for you to grasp. Even though the people in the UK speak ENGLISH it is a different form than the ENGLISH spoken here in the United States and CANADA and other countries
Here is a list of the languages of the world. Show me where CANADIAN ITSELF is a language.
I know this is difficult for you to grasp, but the people in Canada speak a form of English or French. THEY DO NOT SPEAK CANADIAN - as there is no such LANGAUGE.
NOW WHO IS THE STUPID ONE THAT SIMPLY DOES NOT GET IT. It is you LINDA, not me.
Canada
Language name English
Population 17,100,000 in Canada (1998 Statistics Canada). 820,000 first-language speakers in Quebec (1995 Statistics Canada); plus another 1,500,000 in Quebec whose first or second language is English (1995 Statistics Canada).
Dialects Newfoundland English.
Language use Official language
Canada
Language name French
Population 6,700,000 in Canada (1998 Statistics Canada). 300,000 speak Acadien, 500,000 speak Franco-Ontariens.
Region Québécois is in Quebec, Franco-Ontariens in Ontario, Acadian is in Caraquet, Shippagan, the east coast of New Brunswick, pockets in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Some Québécois speakers in Manitoba and Newfoundland.
Alternate names Français
Dialects Québécois, Franco-Ontarien, Acadian (Acadien).
Language use Official language. All domains. English partly used in public contexts such as commerce, technology, government, or public discourse such as sports, rock and roll music, dialogue with English speakers.
Comments Difficult intelligibility between speakers of Québécois and Acadian for speakers not fluent in Standard French. Québécois is used more vigorously than Acadian. Christian.
Absolute faith has been shown, consistently, to breed intolerance. And intolerance, history teaches us, again and again, begets violence.
---------------------------------- The duty of a patriot in this time and place is to ask questions, to demand answers, to understand where our nation is headed and why. If the answers you get do not suit you, or if they frighten you, or if they anger you, it is your duty as a patriot to dissent. Freedom does not begin with blind acceptance and with a flag. Freedom begins when you say 'No.'
posted on February 18, 2007 06:22:23 AM newMost Canadians speak English. No one ever says anyone is speaking 'Canadian'
Thanks for your help Kiara, but Linda just does not understand the difference between a langauge and a language dialect. If she and Bear want to believe CANADIAN is the LANGUAGE of Canada, then let them continue making an ass out of themselves.
Absolute faith has been shown, consistently, to breed intolerance. And intolerance, history teaches us, again and again, begets violence.
---------------------------------- The duty of a patriot in this time and place is to ask questions, to demand answers, to understand where our nation is headed and why. If the answers you get do not suit you, or if they frighten you, or if they anger you, it is your duty as a patriot to dissent. Freedom does not begin with blind acceptance and with a flag. Freedom begins when you say 'No.'
posted on February 18, 2007 07:51:58 AM new
If CANADIAN is a language, by your logic Linda if someone asked you what language you spoke, would your response be "American"?
I highly doubt it. I think the correct response would be you speak English.
In either case, the word Canadian is desrcribing the dialect or variety of the ENGLISH or FRENCH LANGUAGE. IT IS NOT THE LANGUAGE ITSELF.
Absolute faith has been shown, consistently, to breed intolerance. And intolerance, history teaches us, again and again, begets violence.
---------------------------------- The duty of a patriot in this time and place is to ask questions, to demand answers, to understand where our nation is headed and why. If the answers you get do not suit you, or if they frighten you, or if they anger you, it is your duty as a patriot to dissent. Freedom does not begin with blind acceptance and with a flag. Freedom begins when you say 'No.'
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