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Old Mar 11, 2010 | 06:17 PM
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I'm no fan of Toyota. They've cut costs and focused on making appliances instead of real cars for years now, and I'm glad that the myth of Toyota's superior quality is finally in the spotlight for Americans to see. That said, I feel that the wrong people are being blamed for this debacle. Akio Toyoda just recently became Toyota's CEO, and before this mess, he called out his company for being complacent and for focusing on profit margins instead of the driving experience. He wanted to resurrect Toyota's reputation for great performance vehicles, a return to the days of Supras, MR2's, and Celicas. I fear that this current mess and his resulting loss of face will mean another decade of bland and beige, instead of a return to the days when the initials "TRD" actually meant something, made worse by the fact that the wrong person is taking the blame.
 
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