New Toyota BEV Coming

[Kamuelaflyer]

Strange. Don’t all those Japanese honeymooners on Oahu know where they are?

You'd think!

The email chain was actually stranger than just that too. They went on to say we have different model vehicles than the United States and that USA safety regulations would not apply in Hawaii (the underlying complaint was a safety related item). This was from Toyota USA, based in Plano TEXAS. I responded to their answer somewhat bewildered. I pointed out that Hawaii joining the United States actually predates Toyota's existence and that the NHTSA would disagree with the comments about safety regulations.

They did respond to that finally saying Toyota had sold Hawaii off to a different company before it had become part of the United States and therefore just presumed we have different models. So, I actually wrote back asking if they seriously meant that Toyota granted rights to Hawaii to a third party 40 years before Toyota even existed? And who was This mysterious third party?

I finally did enough research to find out that Toyota USA sold off the Hawaii rights to a Hawaii corporation in 1958, a few months after Toyota USA became a thing and a few months before Hawaii became a state. I contacted that company and they resolved the issue with the recalcitrant dealer. But Toyota USA? Whomever they had in charge of answering email complaints has serious deficiency in corporate history and civics.

Honest to Gooidness, this is all true.

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[machefan]

Here is customer feedback for ya...

A stolen quote from the internet and posted here

"Toyota has announced today that they are planning to announce that they are going to be thinking about announcing an announcement of an announcement of a rendering of a prototype of an yet-to-be announced compliance electric SUV that will blow your minds!"

I owned a few Toyota's, all we're fine, just boring in my own opinion, I suspect this will be the same.

 

[GoGoGadgetMachE]

They'll never sell a BEV in Hawaii. Why, you might ask?

About 5 years ago Toyota USA answered an email I had sent complaining about a Toyota dealer here. They said, "We only sell vehicles in the United States, not Hawaii." Yes, really.

So their BEV efforts are meaningless to those of us in the 50th state. Someone should tell them about all the counterfeit Toyotas here though.

New Mexico Magazine has a column every month, "One of Our Fifth is Missing", about people not knowing New Mexico is a state.

Perhaps the most famous example was the Atlanta Olympics fiasco: New Mexico Olympic Fan Runs Into Geography Gaffe (apnews.com)

 

[GoGoGadgetMachE]

Here is customer feedback for ya...

A stolen quote from the internet and posted here

"Toyota has announced today that they are planning to announce that they are going to be thinking about announcing an announcement of an announcement of a rendering of a prototype of an yet-to-be announced compliance electric SUV that will blow your minds!"

I owned a few Toyota's, all we're fine, just boring in my own opinion, I suspect this will be the same.

heaven help me but I think the current Camry can actually look aggressive

 

[ChasingCoral]

heaven help me but I think the current Camry can actually look aggressive

Yes, Toyota has really gone for the sports option in the Camry. NASCAR these days has 3 bodies: Mustang, Camaro, and Camry.