Looks like we're boycotting Tesla and Toyota

To us: A former Toyota CEO kisses the ring.

To Trump: Mr. Domo Arigato bent the knee, this will look good for me.

To MAGA: We don't want your jap crap, go back to China.

Dudes at a NASCAR event. The sport that had to specifically root out racists which was somehow a bad thing for conservatives.

Japan loves facism

Jesus Christ may as well have done a photo op with Trump's micro peen in his mouth wtf. I actually liked Toyota up until this point.

What exactly does this "investing" mean here? Do they essentially donate money to Trump? Do they buy American factories/companies? Do they build new factories? Do they just announce and investment and then nothing happens for a long time?

In other words, who makes the profit here? Did they rip off the Trump without him noticing or did they get ripped off and can't do anything about it? Is "investing" another way of saying "ASiAnS BuY MuRIcaN ComPnAIEs!!!1!" that is more popular with the maga crowd?

All the reports I've seen about this just regurgitate the government speech and give no useful details what's really going on here.

My guess is they're capitulating for forgiveness on the EV mandates.
The best Toyotas seem to be just the plain inline 4's and inline 6's. They did not have a good run IMO with the Prius platform on their SUVs and probably are bootlicking to get exemptions made.
What exactly does this “investing” mean here?
Check's in the mail, babe. I promise I'm good for it. Honey, don't be mad, just let your tariffs down a little. Come on, it'll be just like old times.

That old man went full pandering for the bastard.

I suppose you could call this radical lobbying.

They produce a lot of trucks... strategic

Looks like we're boycotting ~~Tesla and Toyota~~ cars

It's all of them.

Did he also get head?

Way ahead of you.

I’d say we should boycott Toyota, but their 220mi range piece of shit EV with a 9” display for 45k$ pretty much does them in without trying.

I know its a lot of shocked not shocked but Toyota has been a consistent bull shit company on environmental impact. It actually did shock me to learn this

Toyota has been a consistent shit company

The bar is set so low by their American peers that Toyota can flop over it.

I still haven't gotten over hearing that recording of people who were about to die because they couldn't use the brakes in their Toyota.

Seems I was right to not forget.

Good Lord I've seen the headlines but that photo paints one hell of a picture.

Headline is wrong. Former CEO.

Fair call, but it’s worth adding he is still the chairman and part of the Toyoda dynasty and clearly representing the brand.
- This is true. I more have a bone to pick with intentionally misleading headlines. It sounds way more punishing for it to be the CEO, but that’s just not true. The author didn’t need to lie to get the point across.
Oh thank God. I just paid off my Avalon and can't really afford another car rn.
- Well if it's already paid off you're not really giving them any more money so it's fine right

Make Japan Fascist Again

When you ride bikes you can minimize the amount of money you give to shitty people who already have too much money!

Boycott!

CANNOT FIX STUPID!!! :/

Toyota is seriously missing out on electric vehicles. Hybrids are overly complicated.

Didn't they fuck up by doubling down on fuel cells too?
- I mean, it's a fuck up in hindsight... They clearly saw something in the technology that the rest of the market hasn't. It IS a viable option for EV's, but it feels at this point like it's a failed standard akin to Betamax vs VHS or HD-DVD vs Blu-ray. We've got thousands of BEV chargers across America now, and about 50 hydrogen fueling stations (in California only). I don't know if there is a market for both at this point... And there hasn't been for a while. Unbelievable that they're STILL sticking with it.
Agreed. Why drive around with two complete drivetrains.

Honest question: Assume that I do in fact need a car. I've been driving Toyota since college on account of it hitting pretty much the sweet spot of affordability and reliability. Is there another car company that hits around that same realm that is less morally compromised?

For a new vehicle probably Mazda or Honda.
I’d love to give Ford a chance but the post 2020 reliability has not looked great. I had 07 Escape for 15 years that was an absolute work horse.
I don't think there are any 'good' car companies, due to extreme size they are all fuvkheads one way or another, often in many ways
- less morally compromised
  Basically nothing is a binary.

I'm boycotting the car industry and big oil by not having a car in the first place.

Yes I know. You couldn't do it and you need a car. Your car is so very practical. You think I should also have a car because they're so useful. I know my food is hauled by trucks burning oil and that I contribute unwillingly anyway. But I arranged my life around the fact that I don't need one, and I'm glad to avoid contributing to this horrible industry.

Fuck cars.

I’m boycotting the car industry and big oil by not having a car in the first place.
Based Alert
This guy fucks
Find me a remote job that pays over $50k a year and I'll get rid of my car. Thanks!
- Become the CEO of literally any Fortune 500 company.
- I got you $15k/yr and a cardboard box with some change and rubberbands
Fuck ya! The longer you don't drive, the more you see how ridiculous our car centric way of being is. We have salted the earth with parking lots.
- We use literal salt in the winter.

Lol kowtowing

Damn. I'll never buy Toyota. I hope Mazda won't do that.

Mazda and Toyota are partners. Mazdas are actually more reliable than Toyota now. Toyota has a massive recall fir blowing up engines. Their new land cruiser rides like shit and has less interior room than a ford ranger which rides better also.
https://www.iseecars.com/compare/ford-ranger-vs-toyota-land_cruiser
- Mazda and Toyota are partners.
  I know, but I believe they are different

What? Didn't his sincere smile win you over? No? Me neither.

Fuck fuck fuck. I was looking for a reliable single cab truck with 4wd and diff locks to convert into a camper. A 90s J70 seemed like a perfect option, but even though I wouldn't be giving toyota any money this feels wrong now... I wonder what other options even are there; L200 is too small for a camper, anything land rover is so unreliable I won't dare go overlanding, and good luck finding parts for older american trucks over here (besides, Ford&GM bowed to fascists all the same)

- Yes. I try to take the least shitty route available for most things though.

Well fuck! I have three old Toyotas in the driveway I would rather not have spray painted.

Is he driving a Ford?

Yeah the photo in front of the ford makes it funny
- I think he's driving an F-150 there too though.

Idiot posing in front of a Ford.

ohh no, not Toyota :_(

So basically Toyota is going to suck now.

Toyota, quality wise, has been going downhill for the last 25 years. They used to be, like old Mercedes’ and really old Peugeots, buy once cry once cars, but now they’re no better than any other car.
Been.

I'm just gonna keep on in my Hyundai.

So I've read the headline a bunch but this is the first picture I've seen. I really just assumed he started being openly racist. I don't think this makes me feel better but I'm relieved a little.