Toyota Tacoma production increasing by 60% because of 'exponential' growth

Why does everything have to be so complicated like you describe it.

 

not to be flip, but if you ever spill a cup of hot coffee in your lap at a McDonalds drive through, it may become clearer....

 

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I am looking forward to getting intermittent windshield wipers. I have had all the traction control, don't let you screw around in the snow without beeping and brakes grinding, shit but only had wipers on fast, or faster, or the you push to wipe option. That was more of a safety concern while doing donuts in the parking lots than losing control of the truck. No more corners fish tailing on a corner in the snow storms, this safety shit takes away a big reason to love winter storms.

 

They have to build trucks in America to avoid the Chicken Tax. I still say they are shifting production not so much to keep up with demand but more so to just save money.

 

Increasing capacity to save money.

 

More like "moving" the majority of the increase to the cheaper place to produce.

 

FIFY

 

The Chicken Tax was signed into law long before Clinton screwed us with NAFTA.

 

I agree. If I could buy a 1967 Corvette, a 69 Z/28 and a 71 Dino, I would. But I hate to be the bearer of bad news...those cars aren't available as a new vehicle anymore and technology has advanced. I know it is going to be tough to let that sink in but just think about it..........great. Now that we are back to reality, the new Tacoma is light years ahead of that pile of shit made in the 80's and you should be thankful for the Tacoma we have today. These people bitching about the current truck are high. GTFO here and life will be better with out you.

I'm going back to bed.

 

Bull crap. Our economy is in the gutter.
It is a scale, showing people can't afford these cars. Research.

People should have no issue doing the 20/4/10 rule of thumb. Oh, that's right, our economy is doing great.

Have you ever wondered why gas prices are low, or why interest rates have remained unchanged for quite sometime.... don't be fooled.

All while our Millenial generation (Tacomas are geared towards) is the most entrenched generation in debt.

 

It doesn't matter. NAFTA over rules it. NAFTA dictates free trade within the free trade zone on all items. You can produce one hundred percent of your trucks in Mexico and it wouldn't have any tax implications, chicken tax or not.

 

Thank you for the reply. Great evidence and none of that has anything to do with leasing. All the more reason why I know that increased leasing is not indicative of the performance of our economy. Our economy and leasing are like this.....economy =/= leasing. They are mutually exclusive.

 

People are more likely to lease when they can't afford to buy. It happened before the last crash. GM at one point had a higher percentage of private leases, IE non commercial leases, at one point a year before the bailout than they had ever had before. The auto sector depends on people who flip their vehicle in less than 3 years. Leasing is a tool to make that happen even when the vehicles should be out of reach of the target buyer.

Yes, I know there are other reasons to lease but this is one aspect of leasing that has happened and is happening again.

 

A good example of this on here is the TRD Pro in the Canadian market. Right now we are experiencing some tougher economic times for a bunch of reasons. Anyways Toyota has decided they want all of the primium they can get for the TRD Pro in Canada so the truck is stickered for $56.9K. Once that price came out a couple of people in the Canadian 3rd gen forum pulled out from their deposits on the TRD Pro because, quite simply, it was too much money with what else was going on. Guess what was the first thing the car salesman in that thread mentioned to try and make the truck appear more affordable:

Leasing is a tool that helps automakers keep people purchasing new vehicles. When it spikes upwards on the private side and you notice lots of dealers talking about it then the economy is bad and heading for worse. It happened before and it will happen again. This is just one sign. No, I'm not calling out the apocalypse. I'm simply stating that given what happened about a decade ago we should be worried when we see this happening.

Now if Toyota had a pile more commercial leases, not that I know how to get that number, I would say the opposite. Commercial lease expansion means companies are hiring and putting more equipment on the road. That's a good sign. However these ads are not tuned towards commercial leasing, they are tuned towards people who must have a new truck every couple of years but can't afford to finance or buy right now.

 

Thank you for giving us absolutely no hard evidence of your opinion.

 

You are correct.

 

What evidence do you want? This is basic economics.

 

I do wonder. what is your take on the situation?

 

...^^^... Exactly ... This is happening across many brands.

Economy is on borrowed time.