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2010-02-24 05:45:20 UTC
Toyota, who in 2005 declined fat financial assistance offers from several
US
Red States to build the assembly plant now located in Woodstock, credited
Canada's single payer health system and well educated work force for the
decision. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/25/opinion/25krugman.html
Today Toyota announced that they are hiring another 800 workers for the
Ontario assembly facility.
http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/toyota/41582/
TOYOTA's ONTARIO OPERATION TO BOOST RAV4 PRODUCTION IN SPRING 2010
Over 800 to be hired, second shift started
CAMBRIDGE, Ontario (December 10, 2009) /PRNewswire/ ? Toyota Motor
Manufacturing Canada Inc. (TMMC) will add a second shift to build more
RAV4s
at its Woodstock, Ontario facility in March 2010. TMMC, which also builds
the
Corolla, Matrix, and the Lexus RX350, will add more than 800 jobs and
increase
RAV4 production to 150,000 vehicles. Hiring begins this month.
Production of the RAV4 SUV began in November 2008 with one-shift and 1,200
Team Members. Toyota will now build the majority of RAV4s for the North
American market in Ontario.
"Thanks to the high demand for this popular vehicle, we are able to
increase
production in Woodstock," said Ray Tanguay, president of TMMC. "We are
very
pleased to be able to continue our growth and provide jobs in the local
community. This is a vote of confidence in the RAV4 product, the quality
of
our suppliers and the capability of our Canadian Team Members. In
addition,
this move demonstrates Toyota's continued commitment to North American
production and to building where we sell."
The additional 800 jobs will boost the total TMMC employment to
approximately
6,500. TMMC has manufactured vehicles since November 1988 and has the
capacity
to build 420,000 units annually.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) established operations in North America in 1957 and
currently
operates 14 manufacturing plants. There are more than 1,800 Toyota, Lexus
and
Scion dealerships in North America which sold more than 2.5 million
vehicles
in 2008. Toyota directly employs nearly 41,000 in North America and its
investment here is currently valued at more than $23 billion, including
sales
and manufacturing operations, research and development, financial services
and
design. Toyota's annual purchasing of parts, materials, goods and services
from North American suppliers totals nearly $25 billion.
Toyota currently produces 12 vehicles in North America, including the
Avalon,
Camry, Corolla, Highlander, Matrix, RAV4, Sienna, Sequoia, Tacoma, Tundra,
Venza and the Lexus RX 350.
For more information about Toyota, visit www.toyota.com or
www.toyotanewsroom.com.
Theres no success. Toyotas takes advantage of the workers by not offeringUS
Red States to build the assembly plant now located in Woodstock, credited
Canada's single payer health system and well educated work force for the
decision. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/25/opinion/25krugman.html
Today Toyota announced that they are hiring another 800 workers for the
Ontario assembly facility.
http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/toyota/41582/
TOYOTA's ONTARIO OPERATION TO BOOST RAV4 PRODUCTION IN SPRING 2010
Over 800 to be hired, second shift started
CAMBRIDGE, Ontario (December 10, 2009) /PRNewswire/ ? Toyota Motor
Manufacturing Canada Inc. (TMMC) will add a second shift to build more
RAV4s
at its Woodstock, Ontario facility in March 2010. TMMC, which also builds
the
Corolla, Matrix, and the Lexus RX350, will add more than 800 jobs and
increase
RAV4 production to 150,000 vehicles. Hiring begins this month.
Production of the RAV4 SUV began in November 2008 with one-shift and 1,200
Team Members. Toyota will now build the majority of RAV4s for the North
American market in Ontario.
"Thanks to the high demand for this popular vehicle, we are able to
increase
production in Woodstock," said Ray Tanguay, president of TMMC. "We are
very
pleased to be able to continue our growth and provide jobs in the local
community. This is a vote of confidence in the RAV4 product, the quality
of
our suppliers and the capability of our Canadian Team Members. In
addition,
this move demonstrates Toyota's continued commitment to North American
production and to building where we sell."
The additional 800 jobs will boost the total TMMC employment to
approximately
6,500. TMMC has manufactured vehicles since November 1988 and has the
capacity
to build 420,000 units annually.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) established operations in North America in 1957 and
currently
operates 14 manufacturing plants. There are more than 1,800 Toyota, Lexus
and
Scion dealerships in North America which sold more than 2.5 million
vehicles
in 2008. Toyota directly employs nearly 41,000 in North America and its
investment here is currently valued at more than $23 billion, including
sales
and manufacturing operations, research and development, financial services
and
design. Toyota's annual purchasing of parts, materials, goods and services
from North American suppliers totals nearly $25 billion.
Toyota currently produces 12 vehicles in North America, including the
Avalon,
Camry, Corolla, Highlander, Matrix, RAV4, Sienna, Sequoia, Tacoma, Tundra,
Venza and the Lexus RX 350.
For more information about Toyota, visit www.toyota.com or
www.toyotanewsroom.com.
healthcare for profits. But crappy government healthcare that kills and
denies.