New RAV4 interior really sucks.
#31
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The new interiors of the GM trucks are pretty crappy as well. Although I really like the interior design and for some reason I like it. RAM is leaps and bounds far nicer. Ford F-150 is pretty good but not better than the RAM.
#32
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We all have gotten a little off topic, too....the new RAV-4 interior.
Though I know it's beyond my control, I'm getting a little irked at the long wait for the new RAV-4 to arrive here in the D.C.area. Several of my neighbors (and one of my church-colleagues) are interested in one, and were also waiting. My next-door neighbor finally gave up....and came home with a new CR-V. If you want (and with their permission) I'll post a shot of it...but it's just a typical silver one that goes out the door by the thousands each year.
#33
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I'm surprised they are not showing up in DC yet. We certainly have them on the lots here (Seattle).
#34
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#35
Only 40% of Rav4's sold in NA are actually made in Canada... Majority is made in Japan and has been for last few years because Toyota does not have enough capacity in Canada.
#36
Should be the same. However, if you ever sat in the domestic Corolla vs the Japan made Corolla iM, the Japan made model had soft touch upper door panels vs hard plastic in the sedan, there were more gloss trim on the doors, and under hood cover. All despite being the same interior design. There was also an IRS in the hatch and not for the sedan. I have always expected domestic made Toyota’s to have more compromises on the design.
#37
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https://driving.ca/toyota/rav4/auto-...4s-second-home
#38
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The new RAV4 is produced on 2 production lines in Southern Ontario -- the Woodstock line and the Cambridge North line (which up until recently produced the Corolla sedan). The Cambridge South line continues to produce the RX.
I don't know the production capacity of the individual lines but the total capacity over the 3 lines seems to be 500,000 (split over the RAV4 and the RX). Considering that Canadian and American combined sales of the RAV4 in 2017 was close to 500,000, there may not be enough RAV4 production capacity in the 2 Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada lines that produce the RAV4 to satisfy all demand.
I don't know the production capacity of the individual lines but the total capacity over the 3 lines seems to be 500,000 (split over the RAV4 and the RX). Considering that Canadian and American combined sales of the RAV4 in 2017 was close to 500,000, there may not be enough RAV4 production capacity in the 2 Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada lines that produce the RAV4 to satisfy all demand.
#39
Incorrect. Woodstock, ONT will manufacture the RAV for NA.
https://driving.ca/toyota/rav4/auto-...4s-second-home
https://driving.ca/toyota/rav4/auto-...4s-second-home
#40
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Seems unclear, though, what Trump's tariffs will do to the Japan-sourced RAV-4s in the U.S.market. The Canadian-sourced ones are (probably) exempt....but I don't know that for a fact.
#41
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Looks like you are indeed correct. There are some 2019 JT models of the Rav4 in the Carson Toyota inventory.
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#43
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Good catch, Jill. Yes, that is indeed one way to spot a vehicle from a Japanese-sourced plant....the first digit in the VIN will be "J".
Carson seems to be just receiving their first 2019 RAV-4s as we speak.......so, hopefully, we here on the East Coast won't be much longer.
#44
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Trump just negotiated a recent NAFTA revision with both Canada and Mexico.....but, as I understand it, they haven't released all for the details. However, I won't doubt your word for it, since you get the latest Canadian news there from Toronto.
#45
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All of the 2019s near me seem to be built in Japan.