New RAV4 interior really sucks.
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Independent of any tariff-sourced effects, that would make at least some sense...they wouldn't have very far to be shipped by truck or train after reaching the Seattle port and being unloaded off the ship.
Also begs the question of how many vehicles the Japanese plants can produce after all of the earthquake and typhoon damage they have had in the country lately.
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All of the 2019s I am finding on the east coast are indeed Canadian built models.
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I’ve owned both American built and Japanese built Toyota vehicles and have never experienced a difference in build quality. Others disagree so it’s doubtful that everyone will agree on the subject.
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The build quality on my Indiana manufactured '16 Sienna XLE is the same as my wife's made in Japan '16 RAV4 Hybrid Limited.
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The work culture/ethic is somewhat different in Japan, where workers, managers, and companies all have a different (and more co-operative) attitude towards each other than what is typical in the U.S., so the typical Monday/Friday risks here may (?) not be as pronounced in that culture.
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There's an old saying, particularly at American plants (which perhaps might make some sense), that Monday and Friday cars are generally more risky than those built in the middle of the week. That's because workers, on a Friday, particularly in the afternoon, have their minds more on Friday Night parties and what they are going to do over the weekend than on the job at hand...the car in front of them. Monday mornings, of course, are often accompanied by the Blues and a sense of depression...the start of a new work-week. Oh, yes....and possible hangovers. ![Wink](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
The work culture/ethic is somewhat different in Japan, where workers, managers, and companies all have a different (and more co-operative) attitude towards each other than what is typical in the U.S., so the typical Monday/Friday risks here may (?) not be as pronounced in that culture.
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The work culture/ethic is somewhat different in Japan, where workers, managers, and companies all have a different (and more co-operative) attitude towards each other than what is typical in the U.S., so the typical Monday/Friday risks here may (?) not be as pronounced in that culture.
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I'm not necessarily sold on the old concept of Monday/Friday Lemons myself, particularly in this day of robots and automation. I mentioned it, though, because, in American culture, it was popularly believed for decades, particularly before so many things became automated. Japanese culture, in contrast, is significantly different...although much of their auto-assembly-process is automated, too.
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I'm not necessarily sold on the old concept of Monday/Friday Lemons myself, particularly in this day of robots and automation. I mentioned it, though, because, in American culture, it was popularly believed for decades, particularly before so many things became automated. Japanese culture, in contrast, is significantly different...although much of their auto-assembly-process is automated, too.
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There are no automotive tariffs under NAFTA.
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The USA, Mexico and Canada recently negotiated an update to NAFTA (now called USMCA by Mr. Trump) but it has NOT yet been ratified by Congress nor the legislatures in Canadian and Mexican. Until it is, NAFTA remains in effect. Although Mr. Trump has threatened to cancel NAFTA, he has not done so, and NAFTA remains in effect.
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Jill. A bit disappointing to see the misalignment and gaps. Though a colleague of mine saw it last Thursday and was very happy with it. He's particular to interior fit and finish and said it was an improvement to the last gen. Might be (and hopefully is) just a bad initial batch to what you saw so far.
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Jill. A bit disappointing to see the misalignment and gaps. Though a colleague of mine saw it last Thursday and was very happy with it. He's particular to interior fit and finish and said it was an improvement to the last gen. Might be (and hopefully is) just a bad initial batch to what you saw so far.
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There's an old saying, particularly at American plants (which perhaps might make some sense), that Monday and Friday cars are generally more risky than those built in the middle of the week. That's because workers, on a Friday, particularly in the afternoon, have their minds more on Friday Night parties and what they are going to do over the weekend than on the job at hand...the car in front of them. Monday mornings, of course, are often accompanied by the Blues and a sense of depression...the start of a new work-week. Oh, yes....and possible hangovers. ![Wink](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
The work culture/ethic is somewhat different in Japan, where workers, managers, and companies all have a different (and more co-operative) attitude towards each other than what is typical in the U.S., so the typical Monday/Friday risks here may (?) not be as pronounced in that culture.
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The work culture/ethic is somewhat different in Japan, where workers, managers, and companies all have a different (and more co-operative) attitude towards each other than what is typical in the U.S., so the typical Monday/Friday risks here may (?) not be as pronounced in that culture.