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Originally Posted by Badhobz
They've gotten so big, and their reputation so solid that they are basically coasting on it.
Even their internal kaizen policies are failing. How else can you explain all these v6TT engine recalls?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_UR_engine |
It’s always money and timelines.
Car program isn’t just design and materials/manufacturing cost.
But also the tooling, automation, worker training, etc.
North America got a shoestring budget to lead the Tundra variant since there was never an expectation they would sell many.
Anyone who followed the LS500 bottom end failures knew that this design had issues, the redesign for the Tundra and truck applications doesn’t seem to have helped.