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Toyota to cut job in SA
SAN ANTONIO -- Toyota officials informed Bexar County Tuesday of its intention to reduce its temporary employment needs by 200 workers, according to a source at the county's Economic Development Office, KSAT 12 News learned late Tuesday afternoon.
The move at the company's Tundra truck production plant is directly related to the increase in fuel costs, the declining economy and a decline in truck sales, according to the source. The county learned of the company's intentions via a letter sent to city and county officials as well as Aerotech, the company that supplies the plant with some of its temporary employees, according to the source.
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200 is much better than thousands.
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Not as big of hit as I thought they'd take.
I had heard something about Toyota trying to develop a hybrid Tundra.
Toyota already is retooling the Indiana Tundra plant to make more Camrys, and now the SA plant is cutting back.
The era of the fullsize pickup as anything but a work/farm/tow vehicle is ending quickly.
Nothing official, but I remember Toyota officials also saying when the SA plant opened that the plant could be converted as well, so I'm guessing that might eventually be an option they take.
Some extra info we got after JC posted.
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UPDATE, 4:50 p.m.: The company informed employees of production adjustments Tuesday, according to Toyota spokesman Mike Goss. The company will slow down the rate of production and implement a series of non-work days, Goss said. Full-time employees will be paid and will work on "plant improvment activities" on non-production days, Goss said.
About 200 temporary jobs will be eliminated over the course of the summer, Goss said. The job and production cuts are due to declining truck sales and a sluggish economy, Goss confirmed.
This sort of thing is happening all over. Just heard this morning that one of the Ford Truck plants here in Mich will be 'idled' for 9 weeks starting on the 23rd, due to high gas prices and dwindling SUV sales. This particular plant makes Expeditions and Navigators.
File this lie under the other lies.........
The Alamo Dome will bring an NFL team
The SBC center will make the east side economy Boom!
The Lotto will provide all kinds of new computers and books for the kids.
410 will be ready by 2004
blaaa........baaaaa.......bla......
Toyota has been looking for an excuse to leave this hot ass crime infested city and now they have it. Look for them to cut the work force by 50% come September.
as Manny would say........"book it!"
huh?
Yeah..sure they are going to walk away from a $1.250 billion plant they just opened last year.
I read about that but they decided to trash that idea until 2012 or 2013. Honda is already developing a fuel cell car, but the price is around $300,000. Within 10 years the price should come down to $100,000. Sounds like a great idea but damn that ride is going to be expensive.I had heard something about Toyota trying to develop a hybrid Tundra.
lmao no it's not.
Only someone who WANTS it to end would make such a stupid comment.
Last edited by Anti.Hero; 06-17-2008 at 09:47 PM.
They should be. Chevy already has them.I had heard something about Toyota trying to develop a hybrid Tundra.
Looks like they have a foot out the door. Major Auto makers move and close down all the time. Why should Toyota be any different?
They may not completely shut down for at least 5 years but leave it to San Antonio and the constant changing Zoning laws, the aquifer recharge zones, and city council and the way they change the city tax. If Toyota does stay it will be the only major operation other than the Spurs to survive the bull San Antonio manufactures on a monthly basis.
What i don't get is what kind of Saki was the that Jap drinking when he decided to let a Mexican build a Toyota
They'll just retool it to build their new oval-shaped subcompact: the Toyota .Looks like they have a foot out the door. Major Auto makers move and close down all the time. Why should Toyota be any different?
They may not completely shut down for at least 5 years but leave it to San Antonio and the constant changing Zoning laws, the aquifer recharge zones, and city council and the way they change the city tax. If Toyota does stay it will be the only major operation other than the Spurs to survive the bull San Antonio manufactures on a monthly basis.
What i don't get is what kind of Saki was the that Jap drinking when he decided to let a Mexican build a Toyota
Camry?
Canitstart?
The would still run on gas...........
Not if you offer him a job!
Are you ing crazy?
http://www.reuters.com/article/busin...e=businessNews
DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. auto sales tumbled in May as consumers spurned pickup trucks and SUVs in the face of record gasoline prices.
The dramatic increase in car sales appears to be one of the most profound shifts in automotive buying patterns in more than a decade," said Colliver, executive vice president of American Honda.
GM sales plunged 30 percent, Ford sales fell 19 percent and Toyota's fell 8 percent. Sales were adjusted for an additional sales day compared with the year earlier.
GM also announced plans to close four pickup and SUV plants in North America and expand output at two car plants to align its production to a market increasingly dominated by concern about fuel efficiency.
they just created another 500 jobs in australia by going ahead with building toyota camrys hybrids down under
Only an Aussie really knows what goes on down under.
If only they could turn Bull into fuel Bush alone could fuel America for years to come.
I am looking out for you........
the only thing wrong about it, is that they have already made there decision even b4 the govt step in to strike a deal....so the govt wasted $60million in grants to the car maker just to persuade them to build there next generation of cars down under, now toyota dont know what to do with the 60million....ppl think they should donate it to charity....Only an Aussie really knows what goes on down under.
How about Moving back to Japan, and let Americans drive Muscle cars like we where born
to drive?
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