im a union carpenter looking to by a truck. I have to buy an american made truck. I haerd toyota was made in the usa know, so i want to know all about the making of the tundra.
2007-05-02 09:08:11 · 18 answers · asked by jethrogangster 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Toyota
It is made in the USA but not union made. I don't think any of the Japanese makes are union made.
Prinston, Indiana
San Antonio, Texas
Buy a domestic make instead. The Americans building the Chevy's, GMC's, Dodge's, and Ford's are just as skilled as the Americans building the Japanese makes. The materials going into the domestic makes are the same as the materials going into the American made Japanese makes.
They are built just as well, even though the Japanese makes has many people fooled int believing theirs are built better. Funny thing though, if the Japanese makes are built so much better, how come you see so many of them in their dealer's service department? I thought they didn't break. How come they all don't have 100,000 mile warranties like Chevy and GMC?
When you buy a Japanese vehicle, the profits go to Japan. That big sucking sound has been costing us jobs for years. Will it be your job next? Do yourself a favor and stay away from the foreign makes.
2007-05-02 09:15:38 · answer #1 · answered by Mad Jack 7 · 4⤊ 4⤋
Nope non union. Probably why they are around 15 grand cheaper than Ford and GM. SR5 TRD package with 4.6 V8 loaded MSRP at 35k. You can't step into a GM period for less than 45k and a Ford with same options 40k. 75% of the parts are made in USA or Canada also. If you are a Union Man go with the Big Three for the other 88% of Americans, Toyota is the obvious choice.
2014-01-04 02:21:12 · answer #2 · answered by Captain Hal Tarpley 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a lot of mis-information on this reply thread. All I can say is that if I'm going to spend $25-35k on a truck, I want the best I can get for my money. Forget about personal opinions and advice. Look at the reliability data that Consumer Reports publishes, the actual resale values, then test drive each of the major brands. Then make the choice that feels right to you. Personally, I've owned plenty of both domestic and import cars and trucks over the years and I've always had better reliability and quality from the imports. I don't like it, that's just the way it is - and that's why US manufacturers have slowly been losing market share for the past 2 decades.
2007-05-02 11:55:02 · answer #3 · answered by cyclingnut86 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is built at one of two facilities. One is in Princeton Indiana where they have built Tundra's for years. The other is their brand new plant they built in San Antonio, Texas. (Yes, Toyota does and has invested in the US economy and produces vehicles designed and built here in the US by US workers) Neither of these two facilities are Union, but the pay scales are such that they have emplyed many of the same workers let go by the big 3 as they lay off workers.
Hope this helps.
2007-05-05 10:01:41 · answer #4 · answered by wnyken 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know, the Tundra is put together in Texas (San Antonio, I think). I would be surprised if the assemblers were unionized, but, you never know (after all, it is a foreign manufacturer and so not bound by labor regulations!)
2007-05-02 09:17:25 · answer #5 · answered by Kiffin # 1 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Like almost all foreign plants in the US. They basically are an assembly plant for foreign car parts made elsewhere and that is a big difference in the effect on the US economy verses components made here. The actual US content excluding non union labor is low.
2007-05-02 10:27:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Tundra is US built but it is non-union labor,it is odd that in Japan automakers do have labor unions but not in US.Buy a GM,Ford or Chrysler.By the way Chrysler is a US company,it has seperate headquarters and all profit or loss stays in the US.
2007-05-02 11:31:48 · answer #7 · answered by toledojeeper 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's interesting
2016-07-29 01:29:19 · answer #8 · answered by Jeraldine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's considered a Japanese manufacturer, but no car or truck is built in one place, parts are shipped from different countries and put together in different countries not matter what type you buy. So no "american" car is really all american.
2007-05-04 09:13:49 · answer #9 · answered by Dragonfly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ford and GM are your only real american choices.
Diamler/Chrysler is actually a german company masquerading as an american one. Until they get bought by someone else that is.
Toyota does have a plant in TX that I know of but just becuase the trucks are assembled here doesn't make them american. The parts are made elsewhere and the workers are non union.
He's my rival but if you don't listen to me, listen to Fordman.
2007-05-02 09:23:41 · answer #10 · answered by Clint M 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋