Tag: Toyota

Updated: NUMMI Plant Workers, Cos. Talk as Contract Deadline Passes

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Bloomberg.com: U.S.: Updated 8/11: Looks like the plant has a tentative agreement.Last post before vacation... still sounds like there could be a labor stoppage...

Toyota-GM factory faces possible strike

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Toyota-GM factory faces possible strike:It will be interesting to see if Toyota would ever walk away from NUMMI, even as (or because) they are...

Ford’s Padilla is Chasing Toyota

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Bloomberg.com: U.S.:Comments from the Ford president:"Padilla says Toyota serves as an example of how to make winning models.``Toyota doesn't hit home runs every time...

Some Early Toyota History

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AICHI VOICE (CUTTING EDGE):Ford and GM started plants in Japan in the 1920's and many Japanese thought that it was a "fantasy" to think...

Thomas L. Friedman: Save us, O Toyota

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International Herald Tribune Thomas L. Friedman starts a recent column with a provocative question: "If I am rooting for General Motors to go bankrupt and be...

A Very Misguided Article on Toyota

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Tri-County Times - Columnists - 05/31/2005 - If I were king 5/26/05It's fitting that this columnist (from north of Detroit) doesn't show his face...

Toyota boss fears backlash if GM, Ford fall

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ABC NewsIt seems like Chairman Okuda and President Cho keep going back and forth on this in the media. Okuda has said twice now...

At Least Toyota & Hyundai Are Creating Jobs

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GM Plans to Cut 25,000 U.S. Jobs by 2008 - Yahoo! News I'm starting to get sick of beating up on GM. I hate...

New Toyota Plant Lean and Green

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MySA.com: Business: An article about the upcoming San Antonio plant emphasizes the environmentally friendly aspects of lean manufacturing. "'We seek to eliminate waste in everything...

Toyota Triumphs

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Newsweek: International Editions - MSNBC.comLast week, I asked about Toyota's CEO Fujio Cho -- is he not a "business superstar" ala Jack Welch and...

Toyota Won’t Raise Prices to Help Rivals

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Toyota Won't Raise Prices to Help Rivals There was a surprising headline yesterday that said Toyota *was* considering raising prices to "help" Ford and GM....

Subtle Shifts in the 7 Wastes of Lean

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Gemba Research - Blog A new article from the excellent blog at Gemba Research's web site, talking about the Toyota 7 (8? 9? 10?) Wastes....
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