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Originally posted by Poohbear
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Goofy- Toyota is not a high end manufacturer of cars. They make average cars, that are reliable, very well. Toyota aren't class leading - most of their cars are under powered, with average dynamics and aren't particularly beautiful. In australia they do very well selling corolla's, hilux, Prado and land cruiser. Their cars are boring, if i'm looking for a good looking, luxurious high performance car Toyota isn't in the mix. In Europe they just don't exist - they have 1.8% of the German market. Toyota aren't particularly great innovators either - the Prius is a half arsed go a making an EV/hybrid. It took Tesla to really get some excitement into the EV sector (like Apple did with phones) and show people what EV technology can really become.
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Don't need a crystal ball, OEM's & Tier 1 auto components are all locking in LT NdFeB supply contracts, there is not one talking any attempt at manufacture.Toyota has been the largest automaker in the world, based on calendar year sales figures."https://www.statista.com/statistics/267274/worldwide-vehicle-sales-of-toyota-since-2007/ http://blog.toyota.co.uk/toyota-prius-plug-in-2017-world-green-car
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