Toyota: It’s Cheaper to Ship Camrys From Japan Than Make Them in U.S.

Nov 21 2017 by Motor Trend Blog

Generally, automakers save money by producing vehicles in the markets where they’ll be sold. But apparently Toyota hasn’t quite found this to be the case with its plant in Georgetown, Kentucky.

The president of the Kentucky factory painted workers a scary picture of the situation earlier this month.  It’s more profitable to build a Camry in Japan and ship it to Kentucky than build one at the Toyota factory in the state, Wil James said in an internal video discovered by...

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