Steve wrote:
On 30-Mar-2009, HK wrote:

The RAV4 is manufactured in Canada for North American markets.

The RAV4 is ASSEMBLED in Canada for North American markets.


Last December:


12/04/2008, 3:47 PM
SUV
Toyota opens SUV plant in Ontario

Despite slumping North American sales, Toyota officially opened a new
production facility in Woodstock, Ontario on Thursday.


***The Woodstock facility — which employs 1,200 workers — will build the
Toyota RAV4, marking the first time that the small SUV has been built
outside of Japan.***

The Woodstock plant represents more than an $860 million investment by
Toyota, bringing the Japanese automaker’s total investment in Canada up
to $4.38 billion. Although the plant was originally intended to run on
two shifts, the Woodstock will run just one line with an annual capacity
of 75,000 units.

The opening ceremony was attended by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen
Harper, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and Toyota Motor Corporation
President Katsuaki Watanabe, among thousands of other workers and suppliers.

“We started production in nearby Cambridge almost exactly 20 years ago,
and this Woodstock plant shows our commitment to Canada is continuing,”
Watanabe said.

The opening of the Woodstock plant marks Toyota’s 14th plant in North
America, bringing total capacity to two million vehicles.

- - -

As with every other car produced in North America, the Canadian-built
RAV4 will have international content.

On 30-Mar-2009, HK wrote:

12/04/2008, 3:47 PM
SUV
Toyota opens SUV plant in Ontario

Despite slumping North American sales, Toyota officially opened a new
production facility in Woodstock, Ontario on Thursday.

It's predominantly an assembly operation as are all North American foreign
vehicle plants. I was a supplier to the auto industry for 30 years, and in
fact was involved with this operation while it was still a cow pasture, I
believe it was called "CAMI" while it was developed, strangely, with the aid
of GM of Canada,ironically now itself out to pasture.

No more than 25 to 30% of the "content" is domestic - the rest is Asian. If
it makes you feel better, the Korean vehicles "built" in North America are
less than 10% domestic content.

Hey, what the hell, you can always work at Walmart!

Check the material suppliers, the tooling companies and capital equipment
operations in Mississauga and Windsor. Dead. Why's that??????? See
above.

But you get good mileage!! hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha

"Steve" wrote in message
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On 30-Mar-2009, HK wrote:

12/04/2008, 3:47 PM
SUV
Toyota opens SUV plant in Ontario

Despite slumping North American sales, Toyota officially opened a new
production facility in Woodstock, Ontario on Thursday.

It's predominantly an assembly operation as are all North American foreign
vehicle plants. I was a supplier to the auto industry for 30 years, and in
fact was involved with this operation while it was still a cow pasture, I
believe it was called "CAMI" while it was developed, strangely, with the
aid
of GM of Canada,ironically now itself out to pasture.

No more than 25 to 30% of the "content" is domestic - the rest is Asian.
If
it makes you feel better, the Korean vehicles "built" in North America are
less than 10% domestic content.

Hey, what the hell, you can always work at Walmart!

Check the material suppliers, the tooling companies and capital equipment
operations in Mississauga and Windsor. Dead. Why's that??????? See
above.

But you get good mileage!! hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha

Careful... when someone has harry beat, he resorts to 3rd grade insults. I
hope you have a thick skin!! lol

--Mike

On Mar 30, 10:55*pm, "Mike" wrote:
"Steve" wrote in message

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On 30-Mar-2009, HK wrote:

12/04/2008, 3:47 PM
SUV
Toyota opens SUV plant in Ontario

Despite slumping North American sales, Toyota officially opened a new
production facility in Woodstock, Ontario on Thursday.

It's predominantly an assembly operation as are all North American foreign
vehicle plants. I was a supplier to the auto industry for 30 years, and in
fact was involved with this operation while it was still a cow pasture, I
believe it was called "CAMI" while it was developed, strangely, with the
aid
of GM of Canada,ironically now itself out to pasture.

No more than 25 to 30% of the "content" is domestic - the rest is Asian..
If
it makes you feel better, the Korean vehicles "built" in North America are
less than 10% domestic content.

Hey, what the hell, you can always work at Walmart!

Check the material suppliers, the tooling companies and capital equipment
operations in Mississauga and Windsor. *Dead. *Why's that??????? * See
above.

But you get good mileage!! * hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha

Careful... when someone has harry beat, he resorts to 3rd grade insults. I
hope you have a thick skin!! lol

--Mike

Like your thick head?

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On Mar 30, 10:55 pm, "Mike" wrote:
"Steve" wrote in message

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On 30-Mar-2009, HK wrote:

12/04/2008, 3:47 PM
SUV
Toyota opens SUV plant in Ontario

Despite slumping North American sales, Toyota officially opened a new
production facility in Woodstock, Ontario on Thursday.

It's predominantly an assembly operation as are all North American
foreign
vehicle plants. I was a supplier to the auto industry for 30 years, and
in
fact was involved with this operation while it was still a cow pasture,
I
believe it was called "CAMI" while it was developed, strangely, with the
aid
of GM of Canada,ironically now itself out to pasture.

No more than 25 to 30% of the "content" is domestic - the rest is Asian.
If
it makes you feel better, the Korean vehicles "built" in North America
are
less than 10% domestic content.

Hey, what the hell, you can always work at Walmart!

Check the material suppliers, the tooling companies and capital
equipment
operations in Mississauga and Windsor. Dead. Why's that??????? See
above.

But you get good mileage!! hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha

Careful... when someone has harry beat, he resorts to 3rd grade insults. I
hope you have a thick skin!! lol

--Mike

Like your thick head?

Another zinger from slammie. That one hurt!

--Mike

On Mar 31, 3:37*pm, "Mike" wrote:
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On Mar 30, 10:55 pm, "Mike" wrote:



"Steve" wrote in message

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On 30-Mar-2009, HK wrote:

12/04/2008, 3:47 PM
SUV
Toyota opens SUV plant in Ontario

Despite slumping North American sales, Toyota officially opened a new
production facility in Woodstock, Ontario on Thursday.

It's predominantly an assembly operation as are all North American
foreign
vehicle plants. I was a supplier to the auto industry for 30 years, and
in
fact was involved with this operation while it was still a cow pasture,
I
believe it was called "CAMI" while it was developed, strangely, with the
aid
of GM of Canada,ironically now itself out to pasture.

No more than 25 to 30% of the "content" is domestic - the rest is Asian.
If
it makes you feel better, the Korean vehicles "built" in North America
are
less than 10% domestic content.

Hey, what the hell, you can always work at Walmart!

Check the material suppliers, the tooling companies and capital
equipment
operations in Mississauga and Windsor. Dead. Why's that??????? See
above.

But you get good mileage!! hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha

Careful... when someone has harry beat, he resorts to 3rd grade insults.. I
hope you have a thick skin!! lol

--Mike
Like your thick head?

Another zinger from slammie. That one hurt!

--Mike

I thought I was " plonked ".

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On Mar 31, 3:37 pm, "Mike" wrote:
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On Mar 30, 10:55 pm, "Mike" wrote:



"Steve" wrote in message

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On 30-Mar-2009, HK wrote:

12/04/2008, 3:47 PM
SUV
Toyota opens SUV plant in Ontario

Despite slumping North American sales, Toyota officially opened a new
production facility in Woodstock, Ontario on Thursday.

It's predominantly an assembly operation as are all North American
foreign
vehicle plants. I was a supplier to the auto industry for 30 years,
and
in
fact was involved with this operation while it was still a cow
pasture,
I
believe it was called "CAMI" while it was developed, strangely, with
the
aid
of GM of Canada,ironically now itself out to pasture.

No more than 25 to 30% of the "content" is domestic - the rest is
Asian.
If
it makes you feel better, the Korean vehicles "built" in North America
are
less than 10% domestic content.

Hey, what the hell, you can always work at Walmart!

Check the material suppliers, the tooling companies and capital
equipment
operations in Mississauga and Windsor. Dead. Why's that??????? See
above.

But you get good mileage!! hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha

Careful... when someone has harry beat, he resorts to 3rd grade insults.
I
hope you have a thick skin!! lol

--Mike
Like your thick head?

Another zinger from slammie. That one hurt!

--Mike

I thought I was " plonked ".

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Actually, I don't have anyone "plonked" anymore, nor do I pretend to like
harry. I was missing out on too many of your witty replies to me and others.

--Mike

On Mar 30, 8:46*pm, "Steve" wrote:
On 30-Mar-2009, HK wrote:

12/04/2008, 3:47 PM
SUV
Toyota opens SUV plant in Ontario

Despite slumping North American sales, Toyota officially opened a new
production facility in Woodstock, Ontario on Thursday.

It's predominantly an assembly operation as are all North American foreign
vehicle plants. I was a supplier to the auto industry for 30 years, and in
fact was involved with this operation while it was still a cow pasture, I
believe it was called "CAMI" while it was developed, strangely, with the aid
of GM of Canada,ironically now itself out to pasture.

No more than 25 to 30% of the "content" is domestic - the rest is Asian. *If
it makes you feel better, the Korean vehicles "built" in North America are
less than 10% domestic content.

Hey, what the hell, you can always work at Walmart!

Check the material suppliers, the tooling companies and capital equipment
operations in Mississauga and Windsor. *Dead. *Why's that??????? * See
above.

But you get good mileage!! * hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha

"Cami" is in Ingersoll Ontario, stupid. Shows what you actually
know. And you call Don stupid?
The Cami Plant in Ingersoll is still producing loads destined for
Dearborn, MI, and bringing in US produced Domestic Rail Traffic put on
the ramps for our Carhaulers, destined for Dealers in the GTA, Niagara
Penninsula, and Eastern Ontario.
Other loads also go to Cheektowaga NY, and Lewiston, NY. Then we
pick up mostly Ford backhauls being delivered on the way home as a "
Peddler " to dealers on the way. F 1, 2, 3 and 450's, Escapes, Taurus
X's, etc.
I don't believe you were involved with anything, and are talking
out your ass.
And some people keep buying Yamaha, Suzuki and Honda Outboards.....
Where's THAT money going, hmmmmmm?

How's that for "mileage".....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

On 31-Mar-2009, wrote:

Check the material suppliers, the tooling companies and capital
equipment
operations in Mississauga and Windsor. *Dead. *Why's that??????? * See
above.

But you get good mileage!! * hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha

"Cami" is in Ingersoll Ontario, stupid. Shows what you actually
know. And you call Don stupid?

I seldom find it necessary to call people stupid - they advertise that
themselves.

I stand properly corrected in Ingersoll vs. Woodstock; it WAS 25 years ago
when it began; i.e., the demise of Canadian auto production.

The Cami Plant in Ingersoll is still producing loads destined for
Dearborn, MI, and bringing in US produced Domestic Rail Traffic put on
the ramps for our Carhaulers, destined for Dealers in the GTA, Niagara
Penninsula, and Eastern Ontario.
Other loads also go to Cheektowaga NY, and Lewiston, NY. Then we
pick up mostly Ford backhauls being delivered on the way home as a "
Peddler " to dealers on the way. F 1, 2, 3 and 450's, Escapes, Taurus
X's, etc.

You're a truck driver? Can't beat that credential...CAW?

I don't believe you were involved with anything, and are talking
out your ass.

You beliefs are a personal problem .....you believe Toyota's are "built" in
Canada. Your neighbors in the ghetto to the South suffer similar delusions.

And some people keep buying Yamaha, Suzuki and Honda Outboards.....
Where's THAT money going, hmmmmmm?

Japan - rice burners aren't limited to automobiles.

Whatever you want to believe is your personal issue. You bought a rice
burner and sent $20,000 to Japan. Just don't burden others with the
foolishness that you "stimulated" the economy, i.e., Canada's, when you did
something to amplify the problem.

Cheer up, though...someone in this thread actually confessed to buying a
Lada and Yugo!

In the mid 80's there were a lot of Lada's in Ontario - I asked a purchasing
manager of GM of C in Oshawa "why?" He shouted "....BECAUSE TRUDEAU IS A
F**KING COMMUNIST!!!!........" Hahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha

Asian econoboxes are easy to park when dragging all the red Chinese junk
home from "The Bay," though.

I presume you also didn't know U.S. manufacturers cannot ship automobiles
to, or build assembly plants in, Japan or Korea.

"Steve" wrote in message
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Whatever you want to believe is your personal issue. You bought a rice
burner and sent $20,000 to Japan. Just don't burden others with the
foolishness that you "stimulated" the economy, i.e., Canada's, when you
did
something to amplify the problem.


*Well...the local Canadian auto dealer felt stimulated I'm sure

Cheer up, though...someone in this thread actually confessed to buying a
Lada and Yugo!
In the mid 80's there were a lot of Lada's in Ontario - I asked a
purchasing
manager of GM of C in Oshawa "why?" He shouted "....BECAUSE TRUDEAU IS A
F**KING COMMUNIST!!!!........" Hahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha

*Maybe that purchasing manager should have been more concerned about the
quality of GM products than Trudeau's views.
They wouldn't have to be panhandling for taxpayer dollars todayjust to meet
a payroll.

Asian econoboxes are easy to park when dragging all the red Chinese junk
home from "The Bay," though.

I presume you also didn't know U.S. manufacturers cannot ship automobiles
to, or build assembly plants in, Japan or Korea.

*I heard they couldn't pass a quality test.