Quote Originally Posted by Red Harvest
That one is easy. It's that huge tariff on trucks--25%. From what I understand if they build it in the U.S. they can get around the tariff. It is a huge economic incentive to site the plant here.
Hince an examble how to get around tariffs to insure the gobalization of your product. Auto Makers from outside of the United States have figured this portion out. Now what the government needs to do is get out of the protectism of other industries.

The Tundra is a great truck, beats the hell out of anything I've ever driven by the Big Three. The problem with the big three is complacency, and lack of quality in engineering and manufacturing where they have remained behind the curve. The Big 3's choices of materials, and design flaws have made me shudder many times...like when the accelerator pedal on my Ford broke, or the cam shaft broke on my Plymouth, or when my Ford's alternator harness went south (poor choice of plastic for an engine bay) 45 minutes back on a trail in the mountains of West Texas, or when I drive down the road noticing that GM/Chrylser/Ford tail lights are quite often out, while my Japanese cars tail lights very rarely fail. The Big 3 also have traditionally accepted shoddy fit and finish that just won't fly with the Japanese consumer.
I still like my GMC pickup truck better then the Toyota. However its an older truck.

The Toyota Highlander I bought my wife is a good vehicle - better then anything the Big Three make.

The Big Three have been very slow about improving quality, it has literally taken decades to catch up. Yet it isn't the American worker that is the problem, as U.S. built Japanese cars have shown for at least a decade.
Nope - its been resting on their past market names - soon to by surprised by Toyota and other automakers because of the poor product improvements and quality.