Australia: Toyota launch ADDS to rivals' woes :)

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http://www.smh.com.au/news/business/...850869217.html

Toyota Aurion is a KOOL looking car just incase you guys haven't seen its pictures. I think somebody here had a thread going with its pictures but I don't remember now.

BAD news from GM Holden and Ford Australia has almost drowned out the launch of Toyota's new six-cylinder car, which is aimed squarely at the Commodore and Falcon.
Barely a week after a Falcon won the Bathurst 1000 for the first time in nine years, Ford has had to reveal further cuts in production and employment due to a continuing slide in sales of large vehicles.
GM Holden also had bad news, unveiling a recall for its just-released 1800 V8 models.
Output of the Ford Falcon and Territory models will be cut by 20 per cent from late November, with daily production dropping from 450 to 360 vehicles a day in a decision which will ripple through the already weakened local parts industry.
That will make a total reduction of 30 per cent in output since production was cut from 520 a day in February.
The company was still in negotiations with its unions about redundancies but president Tom Gorman said yesterday no decision had been made about how many of Ford's 5500 employees would be laid off.
Mr Gorman said an appreciation in the Australian dollar and a sharp increase in petrol prices "have come together to create the perfect storm against large family sedans in Australia".
While the two large-car leaders were wrestling with their problems, Toyota gave them another one when it launched the Aurion V6 model, its second attempt to tackle the traditional large-car segment leaders, Falcon and Commodore.

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ADDS? Do you mean AIDS?

[toyotaholic]

im sure he meant ADDS, since ford and gm have their problems with weak sales and recalls, toyota ADDed another one with the launch of their new car which is aimed at the falcon and commodore