This is why I always have this feeling that Toyota is too cocky.
Every cent earned is profit, but it seems like they can't be
bothered about a small fry when they are already so rich and they
also have a great reputation.
Their cars are getting so boring, absolutely no soul. Only thing
left is the reliability and now most other marques are catching up.
I would dare say Honda's cars are equally reliable.
Toyota's cars used to have bombproof build quality. The plastics
used are soft to touch and things are nicely screwed together
without and squeaks. Now their Thai-made cars are a pale shade of
their Jap counterparts. Plastics used are hard and there's squeaks
here and there.
If this carries on, Toyota will only come crashing down due to
their cockiness and complacency. And when they come crashing down,
it will be a LONG way down because they are currently so high
up.
Added: Alright, probably they won't come crashing down. They are
too far up to be caught up by other marques. But it's their
reputation doing that and not exactly their cars.
all,
btw, do u have a class 3?
actually the opening up of the PI market years ago do help to
balance thing a bit.
if not, consumer still struck with AD offering.
yeah, toyota is or rather BM is cocky at times, but comes to
think about it, if this happen to any other AD like kah, CNC,
Komoco..(eg.their sales is number 1 in sg). their cockyiness will
show too. i so sure about it. it is the human nature to be
complacent. cos in business sense, once u achieve a certain market
share, u r considered accountable to the principle (TMC)...thus the
complacency set in..
it is not like china or usa, where it is the biggest market
for car maker.. over there... they complete like no body
business. (then again, all boil down to the insignificant market in
sg...)
fyi, honda PI account for 40% for last year sales. toyota
30%
