| Thursday, May 4, 2006 |
11:43 - Bad press season for Toyota
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Boy, Autoblog is full of stories that make it sound as though Toyota's days at the top of the automotive heap are numbered. There are quality problems with the Avalon, for one thing. Commenters rightly point out that the Avalon is built in the U.S., whereas most other Toyotas are built in Japan. But that doesn't explain why the Japan-built Camry seems to be stumbling in the wake of the Ford Fusion. Apparently even the interior fit and finish is crappy, which used to be unheard-of for a Toyota. And I'm sure this doesn't help matters either.
Maybe this just proves that as car companies reach a certain age and size, they inevitably run into a bevy of problems with quality control and efficiency, no matter what country they're based in. But if Ford and the other domestics are looking for an excuse to rally (which I'm sure they are), this will probably do nicely.
UPDATE: Longtime Toyota driver CapLion has reactions.
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Brian Tiemann
