Well, it appears they will be building more than they are today - from the article:I knew they were going to be building Tacos in Mexico, but I thought it was supplementary to the Texas plant, not a move. I guess they aren't going to be flooding the market with Tacoma's after all.
Which seems somewhat risky to me - with new players coming into the market and the Tacoma showing its age, expecting to sell more seems kind of risky to me. Thus far, it seems most of the Ranger sales came from the GM Twins and also a somewhat expanding market for mid sized trucks.Toyota said its production capacity for the Tacoma in Mexico will be about 266,000 per year. Last year, the automaker sold nearly 249,000 Tacoma pickup trucks in the United States, up 1.3%.
True. I guess a "flood" to me meant having both plants running at full clip, which would essentially double Tacoma production. This might be their "safe" ramp up to test the waters if the public desire is there for that many Taco's. I agree it's risky in this day and age of midsize truck development. We'll see what happens.Well, it appears they will be building more than they are today - from the article:
Which seems somewhat risky to me - with new players coming into the market and the Tacoma showing its age, expecting to sell more seems kind of risky to me. Thus far, it seems most of the Ranger sales came from the GM Twins and also a somewhat expanding market for mid sized trucks.
The next few years in this market will be very interesting. The new Ranger, a potential new Dakota, possibly a Tacoma refresh and who knows what else. It is all good for us consumers....
Yeah, not a "flood", more like a small leak. It will be interesting to see if they continue to maintain sales if they don't do a significant refresh on the Taco.True. I guess a "flood" to me meant having both plants running at full clip, which would essentially double Tacoma production. This might be their "safe" ramp up to test the waters if the public desire is there for that many Taco's. I agree it's risky in this day and age of midsize truck development. We'll see what happens.
LOL...maybe from a trailerSeems fitting to have a Taco built in Mexico.
LOL...maybe from a trailer