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"Esmail Bonakdarian" <ebonakDUH@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Ray O wrote:[color=green]
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>> When Toyota was getting its start in the U.S., it used independent
>> distributors who formed their own dealer networks. This is the same
>> model that most importers at the time used. The independent distributors
>> in Chicago, Boston, & Baltimore have been bought out by TMS, and the 2
>> remaining are GST and SET. Although Toyota's management frowns on
>> "mandatory" accessories, they continue to have a lot of respect and
>> gratitude for the busisnessmen who were willing to take a gamble and take
>> on a car brand that few people had heard of, and who helped make Toyota a
>> successful automaker.[/color]
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> wow .. that was interesting Ray, thanks for providing this historical
> perspective, I had no idea.
>
> Esmail[/color]

My second job was production ordering. I used to order around 5,000 cars
and trucks a month. Back then, we had a list of every possible model,
color, and accessory permutation, and based on our allotment of a series (a
series is like Celica, Corolla, pickup, etc) I would try to figure out the
model mix that would sell fastest, and then choose colors and accessories
within each model that would sell the fastest. Some series were so limited
that we just automatically put every available accessory on every one we
ordered, like Land Cruiser wagons, where we were allotted 4 a month, or
model 2191 Celica Liftback GTS, where we barely had enough for one per
dealer per month.
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Ray O
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