Hey guys/gals where is your corolla made? My 21hatchback was made in Japan,my partners 19 Corolla says Canada. Where does your say?. Is one better than the other my thought would be a Japan built would be a little better. Your thoughts.
Ryan23
Where is your Corolla made?
i've worked on cars professionally for over 30 years. when Toyota started building cars in other places, even though the parts are the same, you could tell just in the interior, there wasn't the same pride taken in assembly. extra screws left under the carpet. interior panels that are dummy proof, still not always perfect, etc. so imo, a Japanese built Japanese car is the best. but it's probably splitting hairs. with all that said, part of the reason i bought an SE was because the model i bought, was made in Japan. lol
My 2020 Corolla SE 6-MT Sedan was made in Japan. My 2015 Yaris SE 5-MT hatch was made in France. I feel like my Yaris was more defect/problem-free out-the-door & during my ownership experience, but then the Yaris mostly used the same, more-simplistic, bulletproof time-tested tech & materials that dated all the way back to 2000 & the Echo & original Yaris models (before finally being totally redesigned in 2020 with the TNGA Yaris - which wasn't released in North America). I feel that automakers (including Toyota) are just surgically cutting more small corners today in general to save money & hit certain price points with all the tech-bloat that they want to cram into the vehicle, regardless of where the vehicle is assembled.
I'm a firm believer that cars are made better with fit and finish...and overall general quality in Japan than a same vehicle made here in Canada.
LOL....never buy a car made on a Monday....and never buy one made on a Friday....and anything in between is pure luck.
On a side note...i had a good friend that worked at TMMC in Ontario....in the department just before painting, and they walk around the vehicles....inspecting for any abnormalities on the body. Well he told me that some people there don't wear the grease free white gloves wile checking for abnormalities on the car bodies ( white gloves are strictly mandatory in that Dept. ). So hence every once in a while you'll get a car with paint in some areas peeling off due to shoddy craftmanship.
I believe there is more pride and discipline taken ( Kaizan ) in the Japan auto industry.
LOL....never buy a car made on a Monday....and never buy one made on a Friday....and anything in between is pure luck.
On a side note...i had a good friend that worked at TMMC in Ontario....in the department just before painting, and they walk around the vehicles....inspecting for any abnormalities on the body. Well he told me that some people there don't wear the grease free white gloves wile checking for abnormalities on the car bodies ( white gloves are strictly mandatory in that Dept. ). So hence every once in a while you'll get a car with paint in some areas peeling off due to shoddy craftmanship.
I believe there is more pride and discipline taken ( Kaizan ) in the Japan auto industry.
I don't think it has anything to do with any of the TPS principles. It has more to do with not caring and discipline. It was like that at NUMMI.
Camry is built in Japan and TMMK? We went through the same cost cutting program. The issue at the time was 2008 economy, california, and union. Across the industry, we produced almost 500k per year. Not sure how much TMMC and japan produced. Toyota always wanted 51% control of NUMMI agreement. Our quality PPV was still one of the highest. The metric that pushed it was head count.
The rumor was, that Toyota made a profit on any vehicle sold above $35k. Yes, including sedans. Tacoma I've heard has been the highest profit margin producer behind rav4 and highlander. Highlander and rav4 has gained so much profitability. When toyota redesigned the most recent rav4 gen, it really took off. For the longest time, it wasn't widely popular. Prius, not so much. Lexus hybrids except for ct200 (as it was not in production very long).
Pandemic will cause additional problems until everything returns to a degree of normalcy. Who knows when that will be.
The rumor was, that Toyota made a profit on any vehicle sold above $35k. Yes, including sedans. Tacoma I've heard has been the highest profit margin producer behind rav4 and highlander. Highlander and rav4 has gained so much profitability. When toyota redesigned the most recent rav4 gen, it really took off. For the longest time, it wasn't widely popular. Prius, not so much. Lexus hybrids except for ct200 (as it was not in production very long).
Pandemic will cause additional problems until everything returns to a degree of normalcy. Who knows when that will be.
Both 12th generation HB and sedan Corolla sold in Australia are made from Japan. We used to have the older model Corolla made in South Africa and Thailand in the past, mainly sedan. We have the Camry hybrid made in Australia and I am happy with the quality, we have zero problem in the last 7 years. I don't mind to buy locally made Toyota to support our economy but sadly Toyota no longer have their factory in Australia.
I seem to recall most of the paint is statically charged to the body after the chemical bath. Contamination on the body won't be seen until after paint is applied.
If you have 4 team members and 60 seconds to wipe the body clean, it's doable. But again, contamination is either on the panel itself or something else. This is how it was done back in NUMMI. The hoses have to be cleaned before each shift to prevent clogging in the robots and the hand guns that spray the inside of the doors, trunk, and hood.
If you have 4 team members and 60 seconds to wipe the body clean, it's doable. But again, contamination is either on the panel itself or something else. This is how it was done back in NUMMI. The hoses have to be cleaned before each shift to prevent clogging in the robots and the hand guns that spray the inside of the doors, trunk, and hood.
The "Super White" painted plastic pieces on my Japan built 2020 Corolla SE sedan don't quite match the "Super White" painting on the metal parts. Certain lighting conditions really make it apparent (even the shop that tinted my windows spotted it & pointed it out almost immediately shortly after I purchased the vehicle). My French built "Super White" 2015 Yaris SE hatch matched plastic & metal painted parts much better with the exact same Toyota color-code paint job (on a cheaper vehicle no-less).
I don't think this has to do with location that it was built/assembled as much as it does with Toyota's declining interest in attention to quality details in their zeal to keep down costs & maintain certain price points for competitiveness & maximum profitability. Seems like they are now following Honda's already-blazed path over last decade or so of caring less about quality & attention to detail as much as they did in the past & can coast by largely on an outdated reputation & customer perception from years/decades past. In the end it is all about shareholder/corporate greed more than ever these days, and everything else is basically now just a smokescreen towards that end. Every company has to balance profit margins against product/service quality/materials/craftsmanship to one degree or the other & companies are choosing profit margins more & more & hoping that the majority of customer won't notice/care. Well, I noticed.
I don't think this has to do with location that it was built/assembled as much as it does with Toyota's declining interest in attention to quality details in their zeal to keep down costs & maintain certain price points for competitiveness & maximum profitability. Seems like they are now following Honda's already-blazed path over last decade or so of caring less about quality & attention to detail as much as they did in the past & can coast by largely on an outdated reputation & customer perception from years/decades past. In the end it is all about shareholder/corporate greed more than ever these days, and everything else is basically now just a smokescreen towards that end. Every company has to balance profit margins against product/service quality/materials/craftsmanship to one degree or the other & companies are choosing profit margins more & more & hoping that the majority of customer won't notice/care. Well, I noticed.
My 2020 SE CVT Sedan is built in the US (forgot the exact plant but given the model you probably know more than I do). For this specific model year, I find it strange that many complaints about low speed transmission issues on NHTSA is for models built in Japan. I think in general built in Japan is probably better but you can still have unexpected plant specific issues that built in Japan is not immune to.
The only thing that is applied to the bottom is something along the lines of abs plastic or pvc materials to the wheel wells.
It does go through a acid bath to remove contaminants on the body for the paint to stick to.
It does go through a acid bath to remove contaminants on the body for the paint to stick to.
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