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ParticipantFrom the horses mouth:
Toyota fears U.S. backlash over gains
It cites political, social risks
February 13, 2007
BY JOE GUY COLLIER and JUSTIN HYDE
FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITERS
Seiichi (Sean) Sudo, president of Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing in North America. “Our competitors are jealous of our success.”
Detroit’s congressional allies of GM, Ford Motor Co. and DaimlerChrysler AG’s Chrysler Group say it’s not jealousy. They say Japanese automakers are exploiting an artificially weak yen to make their products more affordable.
Japanese automakers “are importing the more expensive cars to the U.S., and getting the benefit of the yen imbalance,” Levin said. Japan has “a clear-cut set of policies, and we don’t have any.”
In the briefing to other Toyota managers, Sudo cited political and social risks. The report, left unsecured on computers at the company’s Georgetown, Ky., complex, said Toyota could come under fire for:
• Selling vehicles to U.S. customers with high proportions of foreign-made parts. Less than half of all content of Toyota vehicles sold in the United States is made in the United States or Canada.
• Leaving a vacuum in U.S. communities as GM, Ford, Chrysler and their suppliers shed plants and workers.
“A Democratic Congress, particularly those members with districts hit by Big 3 and supplier plant closings, may call for further oversight of the industry and Japanese companies in particular,” the presentation said.
Michigan Dems threaten to act
Toyota’s concerns are not far off the mark. With a new Democratic majority in Congress, Michigan’s Democratic lawmakers have pledged to press harder on trade and other issues where Detroit automakers say Japanese companies have an unfair advantage.
Last week, two Democratic House members from Michigan — Levin and Rep. John Dingell of Dearborn — sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, urging him to press Japan over the value of the yen during a meeting of world economic powers.
Dingell, Levin and two other congressmen said that a weak yen had helped Japanese automakers increase their exports to the United States by more than 30% in 2006. Detroit automakers and their congressional allies say the yen bestows up to a $4,000-per-vehicle benefit for Japanese automakers.
The Harbour-Felax Group, a Royal Oak automotive consulting firm, estimated the yen benefit at $1,054 per vehicle in a study it released last fall.
“It is a little-understood fact that Toyota’s exports to the United States are almost as great as the number of vehicles produced in the United States by Toyota,” the lawmakers wrote. “We are certain that the weak yen is also boosting Japanese exports in other economic sectors and is having a significant impact on many U.S. producers.”
ParticipantFrom the horses mouth:
Toyota fears U.S. backlash over gains
It cites political, social risks
February 13, 2007
BY JOE GUY COLLIER and JUSTIN HYDE
FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITERS
Seiichi (Sean) Sudo, president of Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing in North America. “Our competitors are jealous of our success.”
Detroit’s congressional allies of GM, Ford Motor Co. and DaimlerChrysler AG’s Chrysler Group say it’s not jealousy. They say Japanese automakers are exploiting an artificially weak yen to make their products more affordable.
Japanese automakers “are importing the more expensive cars to the U.S., and getting the benefit of the yen imbalance,” Levin said. Japan has “a clear-cut set of policies, and we don’t have any.”
In the briefing to other Toyota managers, Sudo cited political and social risks. The report, left unsecured on computers at the company’s Georgetown, Ky., complex, said Toyota could come under fire for:
• Selling vehicles to U.S. customers with high proportions of foreign-made parts. Less than half of all content of Toyota vehicles sold in the United States is made in the United States or Canada.
• Leaving a vacuum in U.S. communities as GM, Ford, Chrysler and their suppliers shed plants and workers.
“A Democratic Congress, particularly those members with districts hit by Big 3 and supplier plant closings, may call for further oversight of the industry and Japanese companies in particular,” the presentation said.
Michigan Dems threaten to act
Toyota’s concerns are not far off the mark. With a new Democratic majority in Congress, Michigan’s Democratic lawmakers have pledged to press harder on trade and other issues where Detroit automakers say Japanese companies have an unfair advantage.
Last week, two Democratic House members from Michigan — Levin and Rep. John Dingell of Dearborn — sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, urging him to press Japan over the value of the yen during a meeting of world economic powers.
Dingell, Levin and two other congressmen said that a weak yen had helped Japanese automakers increase their exports to the United States by more than 30% in 2006. Detroit automakers and their congressional allies say the yen bestows up to a $4,000-per-vehicle benefit for Japanese automakers.
The Harbour-Felax Group, a Royal Oak automotive consulting firm, estimated the yen benefit at $1,054 per vehicle in a study it released last fall.
“It is a little-understood fact that Toyota’s exports to the United States are almost as great as the number of vehicles produced in the United States by Toyota,” the lawmakers wrote. “We are certain that the weak yen is also boosting Japanese exports in other economic sectors and is having a significant impact on many U.S. producers.”
ParticipantFrom the horses mouth:
Toyota fears U.S. backlash over gains
It cites political, social risks
February 13, 2007
BY JOE GUY COLLIER and JUSTIN HYDE
FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITERS
Seiichi (Sean) Sudo, president of Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing in North America. “Our competitors are jealous of our success.”
Detroit’s congressional allies of GM, Ford Motor Co. and DaimlerChrysler AG’s Chrysler Group say it’s not jealousy. They say Japanese automakers are exploiting an artificially weak yen to make their products more affordable.
Japanese automakers “are importing the more expensive cars to the U.S., and getting the benefit of the yen imbalance,” Levin said. Japan has “a clear-cut set of policies, and we don’t have any.”
In the briefing to other Toyota managers, Sudo cited political and social risks. The report, left unsecured on computers at the company’s Georgetown, Ky., complex, said Toyota could come under fire for:
• Selling vehicles to U.S. customers with high proportions of foreign-made parts. Less than half of all content of Toyota vehicles sold in the United States is made in the United States or Canada.
• Leaving a vacuum in U.S. communities as GM, Ford, Chrysler and their suppliers shed plants and workers.
“A Democratic Congress, particularly those members with districts hit by Big 3 and supplier plant closings, may call for further oversight of the industry and Japanese companies in particular,” the presentation said.
Michigan Dems threaten to act
Toyota’s concerns are not far off the mark. With a new Democratic majority in Congress, Michigan’s Democratic lawmakers have pledged to press harder on trade and other issues where Detroit automakers say Japanese companies have an unfair advantage.
Last week, two Democratic House members from Michigan — Levin and Rep. John Dingell of Dearborn — sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, urging him to press Japan over the value of the yen during a meeting of world economic powers.
Dingell, Levin and two other congressmen said that a weak yen had helped Japanese automakers increase their exports to the United States by more than 30% in 2006. Detroit automakers and their congressional allies say the yen bestows up to a $4,000-per-vehicle benefit for Japanese automakers.
The Harbour-Felax Group, a Royal Oak automotive consulting firm, estimated the yen benefit at $1,054 per vehicle in a study it released last fall.
“It is a little-understood fact that Toyota’s exports to the United States are almost as great as the number of vehicles produced in the United States by Toyota,” the lawmakers wrote. “We are certain that the weak yen is also boosting Japanese exports in other economic sectors and is having a significant impact on many U.S. producers.”
ParticipantFrom the horses mouth:
Toyota fears U.S. backlash over gains
It cites political, social risks
February 13, 2007
BY JOE GUY COLLIER and JUSTIN HYDE
FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITERS
Seiichi (Sean) Sudo, president of Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing in North America. “Our competitors are jealous of our success.”
Detroit’s congressional allies of GM, Ford Motor Co. and DaimlerChrysler AG’s Chrysler Group say it’s not jealousy. They say Japanese automakers are exploiting an artificially weak yen to make their products more affordable.
Japanese automakers “are importing the more expensive cars to the U.S., and getting the benefit of the yen imbalance,” Levin said. Japan has “a clear-cut set of policies, and we don’t have any.”
In the briefing to other Toyota managers, Sudo cited political and social risks. The report, left unsecured on computers at the company’s Georgetown, Ky., complex, said Toyota could come under fire for:
• Selling vehicles to U.S. customers with high proportions of foreign-made parts. Less than half of all content of Toyota vehicles sold in the United States is made in the United States or Canada.
• Leaving a vacuum in U.S. communities as GM, Ford, Chrysler and their suppliers shed plants and workers.
“A Democratic Congress, particularly those members with districts hit by Big 3 and supplier plant closings, may call for further oversight of the industry and Japanese companies in particular,” the presentation said.
Michigan Dems threaten to act
Toyota’s concerns are not far off the mark. With a new Democratic majority in Congress, Michigan’s Democratic lawmakers have pledged to press harder on trade and other issues where Detroit automakers say Japanese companies have an unfair advantage.
Last week, two Democratic House members from Michigan — Levin and Rep. John Dingell of Dearborn — sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, urging him to press Japan over the value of the yen during a meeting of world economic powers.
Dingell, Levin and two other congressmen said that a weak yen had helped Japanese automakers increase their exports to the United States by more than 30% in 2006. Detroit automakers and their congressional allies say the yen bestows up to a $4,000-per-vehicle benefit for Japanese automakers.
The Harbour-Felax Group, a Royal Oak automotive consulting firm, estimated the yen benefit at $1,054 per vehicle in a study it released last fall.
“It is a little-understood fact that Toyota’s exports to the United States are almost as great as the number of vehicles produced in the United States by Toyota,” the lawmakers wrote. “We are certain that the weak yen is also boosting Japanese exports in other economic sectors and is having a significant impact on many U.S. producers.”
Participant[quote=Rt.66]Report rosey (fake) unemployment numbers, stock market rallies.
Wait for some other form of rosey (fake) news (perhaps housing starts) and report it along with actual (less fake) downward revised employment numbers; stock market goes up.
Wash-rinse-repeat enough times and the sheeple start to feel like its safe to put the 201k portion they have left of their old 401k back into the market.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30750253/ns/business-personal_finance/UPDATE
Insiders Dump Shares at Fastest Pace in 2 Years.
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/06/insiders-dump-shares-at-fastest-pace-in.html
Can you guess what happens next?[/quote]
UPDATE
Insiders Dump Shares at Fastest Pace in 2 Years.
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/06/insiders-dump-shares-at-fastest-pace-in.html
Can you guess what happens next?
Participant[quote=Rt.66]Report rosey (fake) unemployment numbers, stock market rallies.
Wait for some other form of rosey (fake) news (perhaps housing starts) and report it along with actual (less fake) downward revised employment numbers; stock market goes up.
Wash-rinse-repeat enough times and the sheeple start to feel like its safe to put the 201k portion they have left of their old 401k back into the market.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30750253/ns/business-personal_finance/UPDATE
Insiders Dump Shares at Fastest Pace in 2 Years.
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/06/insiders-dump-shares-at-fastest-pace-in.html
Can you guess what happens next?[/quote]
UPDATE
Insiders Dump Shares at Fastest Pace in 2 Years.
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/06/insiders-dump-shares-at-fastest-pace-in.html
Can you guess what happens next?
Participant[quote=Rt.66]Report rosey (fake) unemployment numbers, stock market rallies.
Wait for some other form of rosey (fake) news (perhaps housing starts) and report it along with actual (less fake) downward revised employment numbers; stock market goes up.
Wash-rinse-repeat enough times and the sheeple start to feel like its safe to put the 201k portion they have left of their old 401k back into the market.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30750253/ns/business-personal_finance/UPDATE
Insiders Dump Shares at Fastest Pace in 2 Years.
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/06/insiders-dump-shares-at-fastest-pace-in.html
Can you guess what happens next?[/quote]
UPDATE
Insiders Dump Shares at Fastest Pace in 2 Years.
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/06/insiders-dump-shares-at-fastest-pace-in.html
Can you guess what happens next?
Participant[quote=Rt.66]Report rosey (fake) unemployment numbers, stock market rallies.
Wait for some other form of rosey (fake) news (perhaps housing starts) and report it along with actual (less fake) downward revised employment numbers; stock market goes up.
Wash-rinse-repeat enough times and the sheeple start to feel like its safe to put the 201k portion they have left of their old 401k back into the market.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30750253/ns/business-personal_finance/UPDATE
Insiders Dump Shares at Fastest Pace in 2 Years.
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/06/insiders-dump-shares-at-fastest-pace-in.html
Can you guess what happens next?[/quote]
UPDATE
Insiders Dump Shares at Fastest Pace in 2 Years.
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/06/insiders-dump-shares-at-fastest-pace-in.html
Can you guess what happens next?
Participant[quote=Rt.66]Report rosey (fake) unemployment numbers, stock market rallies.
Wait for some other form of rosey (fake) news (perhaps housing starts) and report it along with actual (less fake) downward revised employment numbers; stock market goes up.
Wash-rinse-repeat enough times and the sheeple start to feel like its safe to put the 201k portion they have left of their old 401k back into the market.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30750253/ns/business-personal_finance/UPDATE
Insiders Dump Shares at Fastest Pace in 2 Years.
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/06/insiders-dump-shares-at-fastest-pace-in.html
Can you guess what happens next?[/quote]
UPDATE
Insiders Dump Shares at Fastest Pace in 2 Years.
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/06/insiders-dump-shares-at-fastest-pace-in.html
Can you guess what happens next?
ParticipantThe profits from your car purchase is appreciated by Honda and the Japanese people. They will use it to pay deficits, build schools, provide for the elderly and sick, improve roads, etc.
Meanwhile don’t complain as the lack of such improvments and services continues in YOUR country.
What do you expect as a response? Oh, well at least you tried?
Why did you stop at Pontiac?
Chrysler makes cars, Ford makes cars, Chevy?Pretty lame ” I had no choice, but buy a Honda” post.
ParticipantThe profits from your car purchase is appreciated by Honda and the Japanese people. They will use it to pay deficits, build schools, provide for the elderly and sick, improve roads, etc.
Meanwhile don’t complain as the lack of such improvments and services continues in YOUR country.
What do you expect as a response? Oh, well at least you tried?
Why did you stop at Pontiac?
Chrysler makes cars, Ford makes cars, Chevy?Pretty lame ” I had no choice, but buy a Honda” post.
ParticipantThe profits from your car purchase is appreciated by Honda and the Japanese people. They will use it to pay deficits, build schools, provide for the elderly and sick, improve roads, etc.
Meanwhile don’t complain as the lack of such improvments and services continues in YOUR country.
What do you expect as a response? Oh, well at least you tried?
Why did you stop at Pontiac?
Chrysler makes cars, Ford makes cars, Chevy?Pretty lame ” I had no choice, but buy a Honda” post.
ParticipantThe profits from your car purchase is appreciated by Honda and the Japanese people. They will use it to pay deficits, build schools, provide for the elderly and sick, improve roads, etc.
Meanwhile don’t complain as the lack of such improvments and services continues in YOUR country.
What do you expect as a response? Oh, well at least you tried?
Why did you stop at Pontiac?
Chrysler makes cars, Ford makes cars, Chevy?Pretty lame ” I had no choice, but buy a Honda” post.
ParticipantThe profits from your car purchase is appreciated by Honda and the Japanese people. They will use it to pay deficits, build schools, provide for the elderly and sick, improve roads, etc.
Meanwhile don’t complain as the lack of such improvments and services continues in YOUR country.
What do you expect as a response? Oh, well at least you tried?
Why did you stop at Pontiac?
Chrysler makes cars, Ford makes cars, Chevy?Pretty lame ” I had no choice, but buy a Honda” post.
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