Ford is pulling out of passenger cars, but Toyota is doing just fine. In 2017, Toyota’s Corolla sold 329,196 units in the US, a good sign for Toyota, and possibly what inspired moving the Corolla’s production into Mississippi’s Blue Springs assembly plant. With the RAV4 taking up room in the Ontario plant, the Corolla’s production will move into the US, along with $170 million in jobs. Who says car sales are down? Those fools — don’t they know the Corolla sold *just* 329,196 examples in the United States last year? Alright, not everything has to be about Ford. But as the Blue Oval plans a retreat from the affordable passenger car market, other automakers stand to gain the company’s lost customers. Some of them, anyway. And Toyota seems to have no qualms about continuing to sell small, affordable cars that bring buyers into the showroom — so much so, that it’s spending $170 million to bring more jobs (and a new Corolla) to Mississippi. In the context of this week’s news, the Corolla’s factory retooling and platform swap makes one marvel at what name recognition and a simple bodystyle can do for a model. Click Here to Continue Reading
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