Celica Forums General Discussion General ATTN: STEPHEN and if you think your Toyota is from japan

Does it really matter where in the world they were made? There still 90% made by ROBOTS engineered by TOYOTA (all scientist involved may not be Japanese but thats another story). Remember to check your Jordans, they were made in China :

Wow! I probably shouldn't have taken that nap this afternoon...where the hell did this thread come from! Haha, I get the general impression that I'm still right though. I'm not sure this warranted such a fiasco but whatev floats your boat.

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wow is this as cool as there is more american made on a 2004 gold wing than on a 2004 harley ? both are made in the USA, just decendants of sochiro honda make money from the gold wing, and MR davidson for harley.

damn you look what you started

I read somewhere that GM and Toyota got together and created the Corolla/Metro. Both are one in the same, but both were marketed under different makes.

i don't remember that but maybe...
you probably know that the Vibe/Matrix are the same thing??

Toyota and GM teamed up on that one also...

it is true...

and the cost is not huge at all, I don't remember how much it is...but that's why it's not imported here like crazy..the dealers are the ones who gotta pay for it, so why stock up on something that doesn't sell like crazy??

the cost is big. why do you thinka gts that only has 180 horses and is a 4 cylinder BASES at 24k??? part of the cost is because you have to ship it--and CONSUMERS pick up the cost--not the dealer (the dealer will not lose $$, as long as there is a demand for a product, the consumer will eat all costs associated with the product)

btw, my minor is business administration

Kinda funny the new things you learn everyday. a guy pm'd me that work's in a plant and apperantly some toyotas are made in canada/us and other (like the celica) are shipped over. This really pisses me off becasue i don't understand why we don't get the blacked out headlights or the center console with the t.v. monitor. So stephen you were apperantly right.

We don't get those options 'cuz they'll sky rocket the price tag. Not too many people are willing to pay for those options, or want those options.

i think the new celicas have darker tinted headlights 03 to 04 GTS models i think, the headlights are definately darker

as isaac said, come to socal and see these trucks full of cars. imported. as for the celica, i think they dont do nothing to it here. IMO, toyota produces the cars in US that sell the most. why you say? PROFIT! as you can see there are so few celicas in toyota dealerships because they are imported. wonder why they dont promote it that much? cause they dont have a lot of it and they dont have much profit of it, so they dont spend more money advertising it. celica is an expensive car, and importing it makes it more expensive, but the sellers cant skyrocket the price more than a limit because of its class. meaning their profit is not as much as their other models. as for the other cars, lets say camry. its the best selling car in US. so how can they make more money? bring the parts and assemble them here. they end up saving maybe a $1,000 on each and they can make $1,000 extra when they sell it for the same price. correct me if im wrong

cos they made there as US spec...cos they dont want us to have the same thing as them...just like the integra...we get fugly round circle light...they got cool looking eagle eye integra~

Apology accepted

i believe EVERYTHING i read on the internet... I think all should should do the same

Shizuoka Japan

i don't beleive you!

we don't get those options because there is not enough market (demand) for them. options are determined by profitability (obviously)...if toyota offers an option that most likely will not sell (and therefore not be worth the time & effort to support the part) then they won't offer it as an option.

for example, u.s. spec celicas do not have a window auto-up (just an auto-down) this is because most americans do not care to have an auto up so why would toyota spend time & money for an option that won't increase sales?

in europe, however...window auto-up IS in demand...and having that option on the celica makes it more attractive and DOES increase sales (therefore, it's offered)

those options are not included, because the cost of the car would be $28 or $29K

who would pay that for a 180hp car?

No one.

exactly. no demand = no sales = toyota not happy. there is no demand for a $30k car pushing 180 horses out of a low-displacement 4-cylinder engine.

Mine got did in Japan

TV Center Console? Not all Celicas in Japan have those either, it's an option there I believe. Correct me if I'm wrong here. Ever noticed how we don't get the Digital Climate Control and all that? I believe it's because they took those options off to cut down the price of the Celica to pay for all the shipping and stuff...again, correct me if I'm wrong.