[NSRCA-discussion] Toyota

[Larry N Lisa]

OK...Tried to stay out of this because it was about wanting a plane 
hauler...Just hit a nerve...

I'm a patriot - retired from the US Navy.

What is it called when someone swears by american made vehicles in the 
name of patriotism and buys a foreign made pattern plane and foreign 
made equipment just to haul it in an american made vehicle????

I work at the plant where the Sienna is made, Toyota-Princeton, IN. It 
is also made in the Georgetown, KY plant if I'm not mistaken...

I previously worked for an electronic mfg contract company in the same 
local area and was let go becuase my customer and my company moved 
multi-million dollar contracts off-shore (American made). So I was let 
go because my salary was no longer supported along with 150 others 
with-in a couple of months.

I was out of work for about 1-1/2 years because I refused to relocate 
and my electronics and management experience resulted in either being 
over qualified or my electronics background didn't cross over to the 
wood industry.

It took 1 year from the time I applied to go through the process of 
being hired by Toyota. 1 out of 10 applicants make it through the 
process. Very tough and demanding screening process just to get hired.

In summary, no American company would offer me a chance and I felt 
somewhat betrayed by my previous american employer. Toyota has offered 
me an opportunity for a career along with over 5,000 other employees 
in the area. It is considered the best place to work and is the top 
paying wages of any company in the area. There isn't a union and most 
likely will never be. The UAW has tried, but it's tough for a union to 
get a foot hold when Toyota already takes care of the workers on their 
own.

I don't own a Toyota right now because I bought both vehicles before 
working at Toyota. However, from seeing the folks that work hard to 
earn the reputation and put the quality in each and every vehicle 
going out the door, I will buy Toyota for my next purchase.

Oh, Just curious how American my Chevys are when they both take metric 
tools to work on them? I would say as much of the American vehicles 
are made in the USA as Toyota's Tundra line / Sequoia/ and the Sienna. 
They are only made at Princeton or Georgetown and exported out of the 
US.

PS...If you buy a 2006 Tundra or Sequia anywhere, there is a 50/50 
chance I built on it and a 100% chance that you helped fund my pattern 
flying...(vbg)  Enjoy the quality!!!!

Larry



> True enough about where the profits go being a concern, but if there 
is 
> competent foreign management keeping USA based workers employed, 
maybe they 
> deserve the sale more than the guys that can't figure out what to 
build, how 
> to build it well and how to handle their labor costs to remain 
competitive.  
> My patriotism goes only so far when to comes to subsidizing 
ineptness.
> 
> Ed
> 
> 
> >From: "Gerald Gallagher" <ggall at bellsouth.net>
> >Reply-To: NSRCA Mailing List <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> >To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <discussion at nsrca.org>
> >Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Toyota
> >Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:32:43 -0500
> >
> >  Toyota, built in USA BUT, all Profits go to Japan. Something to 
think
> >about?
> >
> >
> >Jerry Gallagher
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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