28th Apr 2022, 17:11

Now explain how it's considered a "classic".

29th Apr 2022, 20:59

Built in America. Designed and engineered by Toyota, a Japanese auto manufacturer. Making it a Japanese vehicle. There are certain Buick models (for example) built in China, does that make Buick a Chinese company? No.

30th Apr 2022, 23:50

Oversimplified. The Volkswagen Brasilia was designed and manufactured in Brazil, sold in several countries within and outside Latin America. It was never made nor sold in Germany. Is Volkswagen a Brazilian brand? No. Is the Brasilia a German car? No. It is a Brazilian car. The Toyota Tundra was designed and manufactured only for the North American market. It is not made in Japan (nor Thailand), nor is it even sold there, it is unique to North America. It's far too big and uses up too much fuel for most other places. Is it a Toyota? Yes - an American Toyota. Just like the VW Brasilia is a Brazilian VW, just like a Ford Sierra is a German/British Ford.

2nd May 2022, 11:38

There is a distinction between American BRAND and American MANUFACTURER. Toyota (along with several other Japan-based companies) manufactures vehicles in the US, making them American manufacturers. Toyota is not an American brand and never will be.

2nd May 2022, 20:10

Amen to that.

2nd May 2022, 20:16

Amen to that. This is one of the oldest and pointless debates on this website. So the next time there is the foreign vs. domestic argument on here about pick up trucks, the Tundra should be classified as a domestic piece of crap along with Dodge, Ford and Chevy. According to the import camp anyways.

2nd May 2022, 21:31

Correct! I'm not arguing that - the earlier comment said about the Tundra, "Making it a Japanese vehicle." It's not. No more than a Brasilia is not a German vehicle.

2nd May 2022, 21:52

Why does it matter where the brand originates? At the end of the day it's about the workers who put the cars together. Namely the people on the assembly lines. On top of that many of the components being put into these Toyotas are from domestic companies anyway. My Toyota for example has a Harrison radiator, Timken roller bearings, and lots of other parts made by the same companies that supply the likes of Ford, GM and so forth. And I mean come on.... these days a lot of the cars that the big three sells are simply imported brands with their names slapped on them. Like basically half of Chrysler's lineup, with many Jeeps these days being built in Italy, sold there as Fiats, re-badged here as Jeeps.

3rd May 2022, 20:40

The only thing that matters is to make money for your employer. If you do that you have a job.

4th May 2022, 11:17

So we all agree that Toyota is a Japanese company. Corporate and profits based in Japan. The big 3 are United States companies. This lengthy discussion can be compared to looking at a globe. Let’s rename countries to fit our mood and circumstance.

6th May 2022, 14:11

So who exactly tends to benefit the most from "Corporate profits"? It's usually board members, the CEO and upper level management. People making sometimes 10's of millions of dollars a year. So I guess the question is why does it matter whether one CEO buys a big yacht and a mansion in Japan, the USA or anywhere else? A lot of the Japanese and German manufacturers, and now even Korean manufactures have really helped a lot of people have decent well-paying jobs all throughout the south where previously there weren't as many opportunities. I know because I grew up in the South. The people who rented a house near ours worked for Nissan. It put a roof over their heads, their kids through college and steady reliable employment. I don't really see a issue with that.

Besides... cars are such a huge hodge-podge of internationally sourced components there's "corporate profits" going to awful lot of places. I remember a friend of mine bought a new Volvo 3 years ago. Nice car. Flip the hood and just from what I saw there were parts from China, Vietnam, Sweden... there was even a part marked "FoMoCo" which means it was a Ford part.

6th May 2022, 19:04

Many work from homes today as well. Means zero. I could work remotely anywhere in the world. Toyota is a company from Japan so that’s absolute. The largest percentage of profits go back to corporate.

7th May 2022, 23:56

Vehicles can't be assembled from home. You have to be at the plant. The plant has to be at a definite location.

8th May 2022, 15:03

GM has plants in 37 different countries. Corporate is in the United States of America.

9th May 2022, 15:33

IMPORT

The truth is that any car that isn’t made by an American-based automotive manufacturer is considered an import. Some of the big players are companies like:

Honda

Nissan

Toyota

Hyundai

BMW

Audi

Porsche

Subaru

VW

Mercedes-Benz

Really hope this is last time. Your Toyota is not ever an American domestic brand

If the company’s headquarters and the majority of their operations are outside of America, it’s an import car.

9th May 2022, 22:36

Toyota will never be a domestic brand. But the Tundra is American. Just as the Ford Taunus is nothing but a German car, but Ford will never be a German brand. This thread touches on a topic where what the perception of the brand is, and the nature of what the product is, do not necessarily align. And all arguments will steadfastly stand by one angle or another.

11th May 2022, 01:22

Let’s keep the nameplates true to history. Ford Taurus is Ford. Tundra is Toyota. What on earth is the point? I travel around the world. But am a U.S. citizen.

11th May 2022, 20:30

Tundra is not American. It can never be. You can freely call it a “Truck” anywhere where it is sold in the world. A Taurus is not a German import. There is no but it is. It is what it is. Any doubt, look it up for the clear answer.

11th May 2022, 21:36

TauNus (aka Ford Cortina in the UK), not TauRus (aka Mercury Sable). This website isn't read only by North Americans, it's in the UK.

17th May 2022, 22:53

I guess at the end of the day... so what? What does it matter that XXX brand doesn't have corporate headquarters in the US? Does it really matter where the multi-million-dollar a year paid CEO lives? What does that mean to the rest of the workers whom live all over the planet? If Johnny the plant worker works at some factory in the US then the money goes where? In his/her pocket. And that money in the end is then used to buy things like gas, groceries and real estate.

The days where buying a car and having it actually be a purely American/Japanese/German car made exclusively from parts made in their respective countries are long-gone. If you buy a Toyota/Chevy/Ford/ or whatever then guess what? They ALL are using parts made by the same huge part manufacturing companies such as Delphi, Bosch, Denso, Dana, Magna, Aisin, and so on. If you drive a Dodge truck? Chances are good it's got a Japanese Aisin transmission.

So again- so what?

19th May 2022, 00:51

You must be kidding. Huge corporate headquarters of big 3. Not one exec. This is a beat to death review. Everyone just type in your car manufacturer to see if it’s import or domestic. Takes seconds. Better yet, visit your local car dealership and ask the Sales Manager. Could be Kia. Could be Toyota and ask.