Toyota juggles production

11/07/2008 16:02. “contrasted the Japanese automobile maker with Ford and General Motors, which have closed plants and laid off employees in recent months.” // Evansville Courier & Press

11/07/2008 14:55. Butch Hancock says customers must wait 60 days to buy a Toyota Prius at the Kenny Kent automotive lot he oversees in Evansville.

Meanwhile, sales of Tundra pickup trucks have declined while those of the Highlander sport utility vehicle remain steady. Given those realities, the changes Toyota is making to its manufacturing operations in North America make good sense to him.

Toyota announced Thursday it would cease making the Tundra at its Princeton factory and concentrate production of the large truck in San Antonio. Replacing the Tundra in Princeton will be the Highlander. Those medium-sized SUVs will begin rolling off Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana's assembly lines in spring 2009.

"It just shows me how Toyota is able to shift things around and make things work here in the United... // Henderson Gleaner