net income april jun rose to quarterly record of5.7 billion, more than combined GM (190mil) Ford 1.3 billion, , Nissan 1.1 and Honda 1.4
Toyota has massive profits
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That's cool. My FIL works at one of the plants here in KY.
Really not surprising.... they make great cars.
Wait, General Motors MADE money April to June? That's kinda amazing given their massive recalls.
Glad to see Toyota is doing well. Kudos to Ford as well, they really have turned around.
Glad to see Toyota is doing well. Kudos to Ford as well, they really have turned around.
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Originally Posted By: Trav
http://www.autonews.com/article/20140429...by-audi-porsche
Daimler profited 2.2M Euros in Q2 as well.
http://www.autonews.com/article/20140429...by-audi-porsche
Daimler profited 2.2M Euros in Q2 as well.
Just another year for Toyota. There's a good read about Toyota. The book is called something like the "Toyota way" and explains a lot about their success and business methods.
Just another year for Toyota. There's a good read about Toyota. The book is called something like the "Toyota way" and explains a lot about their success and business methods.
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Originally Posted By: OneEyeJack
Just another year for Toyota. There's a good read about Toyota. The book is called something like the "Toyota way" and explains a lot about their success and business methods.
MIT did a book called the machine that changed the world about Toyota and lean production. Nowdays, though, all manufacturers subscribe pretty heavily tho those. Still, it teaches you that Toyota didn't set out to make reliable cars. The least expensive way to make a car was to design one unlikely to fail to save money on quality control and for faster assembly. At the time of the book Mercedes spent more time doing quality control per vehicle than Lexus did making one. It's a good read, though Bob Lutz writes pretty good books about that era as well.
As to the profits, keep in mind that the automotive industry still isn't a very high profit margin industry. They have a lot of profits because they have a lot of revenue. They have a lot of revenue because they are huge.
Just another year for Toyota. There's a good read about Toyota. The book is called something like the "Toyota way" and explains a lot about their success and business methods.
MIT did a book called the machine that changed the world about Toyota and lean production. Nowdays, though, all manufacturers subscribe pretty heavily tho those. Still, it teaches you that Toyota didn't set out to make reliable cars. The least expensive way to make a car was to design one unlikely to fail to save money on quality control and for faster assembly. At the time of the book Mercedes spent more time doing quality control per vehicle than Lexus did making one. It's a good read, though Bob Lutz writes pretty good books about that era as well.
As to the profits, keep in mind that the automotive industry still isn't a very high profit margin industry. They have a lot of profits because they have a lot of revenue. They have a lot of revenue because they are huge.
Great cars+ happy customers= Great income.
I haven't read yet. I suspect there may have been some pent up demand for Toyota. Also, with all the other recalls recently, some sales for Ford, DC, GM may have moved to the Toyota stores.
I'll now read the article to see if any of that is borne out
I'll now read the article to see if any of that is borne out
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Just another year for Toyota. There's a good read about Toyota. The book is called something like the "Toyota way" and explains a lot about their success and business methods.
What's so ironic about all of this is that just four years ago Toyota was the whipping boy for auto manufacturers regarding their massive recalls (small compared to today's G.M.).
Just this spring they settled their recall investigation with some revelations that we seem to accept as normal now a days?: http://blog.caranddriver.com/toyota-sett...or-three-years/
"The Department of Justice, citing several [censored] emails and documents circulated internally, said the company limited the initial 2009 recall to eight vehicles despite knowing that additional cars were affected and that it instructed its pedal supplier “orally” to make redesigned pedal parts “without a paper trail” in order to “hide the problem from NHTSA and the public.” ............... In many cases, internal documents detailing the pedal and floor mat problems were either ignored by senior management or withheld from the NHTSA. One Toyota employee, after leaving a presentation to the NHTSA in January 2010, reportedly said “Idiots! Someone will go to jail if lies are repeatedly told. I can’t support this.”"
Just another year for Toyota. There's a good read about Toyota. The book is called something like the "Toyota way" and explains a lot about their success and business methods.
What's so ironic about all of this is that just four years ago Toyota was the whipping boy for auto manufacturers regarding their massive recalls (small compared to today's G.M.).
Just this spring they settled their recall investigation with some revelations that we seem to accept as normal now a days?: http://blog.caranddriver.com/toyota-sett...or-three-years/
"The Department of Justice, citing several [censored] emails and documents circulated internally, said the company limited the initial 2009 recall to eight vehicles despite knowing that additional cars were affected and that it instructed its pedal supplier “orally” to make redesigned pedal parts “without a paper trail” in order to “hide the problem from NHTSA and the public.” ............... In many cases, internal documents detailing the pedal and floor mat problems were either ignored by senior management or withheld from the NHTSA. One Toyota employee, after leaving a presentation to the NHTSA in January 2010, reportedly said “Idiots! Someone will go to jail if lies are repeatedly told. I can’t support this.”"
My next new car will probably be a Toyota if they continue to use the v6 in some of the models.
they made great cars they now make ok cars..
They did a great job redesigning the Corolla.
Every member of my immediate family's first toyota was their last......Primarily because they are all still on the road (including my brothers 95 camry)
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