Toyota To Build In Mississippi

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Beryl Octet @ Feb 28 2007, 09:10 AM) [snapback]397752[/snapback]</div>

Great! I am all for it. And none of these jobs will be union! All the better. Like i said, I currently have four Toyotas in my driveway and one german car (a holdout) - from used to be an all-american driveway to ZERO! Hate unions, will never buy a union product if i can avoid it - love Toyota taking over the lead from GM.

Excellent article on Toyota in BusinessWeek last week.

 

I only wish they were manufacturing Prii at the new plant! Then I'd make a trip to the factory just to see them in production

 

Congrats to Mississippi. Roanoke, VA was in the mix for the plant about a year ago. Unfortunately, the local governments wouldn't do anything to convince Toyota that Roanoke was the right place. Oh well.

 

It might also help with the economic recovery from the hurricane season 2 yrs. ago.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(dbermanmd @ Feb 28 2007, 09:29 AM) [snapback]397770[/snapback]</div>

Some people say the AMA is a union.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Ichabod @ Feb 28 2007, 08:31 AM) [snapback]397771[/snapback]</div>

There's a rumor floating around my neck of the woods that the UAW is courting to have someone take over the soon to be vacated Ford plant in St Paul to produce hybrid cars. Haven't seen anything in print yet but there was brief mention of it on the local news. Could it be???

P.S. The Ford plant in itself is quite green, they have thier own hydro power plant that supplies all (I believe) electrical needs.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(huskers @ Feb 28 2007, 12:40 PM) [snapback]397855[/snapback]</div>

This area lost about 1500 furniture manufacturing jobs in the past two years (jobs going overseas). This plant will provide better jobs for more people.