From the Did You Know files- Toyota and Subaru

[rohan]

Did you know that Subaru is making Toyota Camrys in Lafayette Indiana? Tony's wife just got back from there the other day and was talking about it.  She was saying it's also either a 100% or really close to being a 100% non-landfill plant.  She was really impressed with the whole thing. 

[MaxPower]

I did't know about the Camry bit, but Subaru heavily advertises the "green" plant.  It's pretty neat stuff.

[the Teuton]

I did.  GM owned 20% of Fuji Heavy and all they got out of it was a Saabaru.  Toyota owns 9% of Subaru, and they're making miracles happen with the plants.  Does it strike anyone else that either the Japanese like Toyotas more or GM completely underutilized their tooling?

It makes me feel a little disgusted that Legacies and Camrys often roll off the same lines together.  Good thing the cool Leggies (Spec.B) are still made in Japan.

[rohan]

According to Katharine they roll off different lines but right next to each other.

[MaxPower]

Meh, doesn't bother me a bit that they're built together...mark of pride for Subaru, if anything

[dazzleman]

Does this mean that the Camry is a lesbo car too? 

[the Teuton]

Does this mean that the Camry is a lesbo car too? 

Watch it, you have a car made in a city called Dingolfing (Deen-goal-fing).  Say that out loud 10 times fast.

What it really means is that one of the world's most reliable cars is built by one of the best manufacturers in the world.  It's still kinda sad, though.

[Madman]

Toyota couldn't make enough Camrys at their Georgetown, KY plant to meet demand.  The Camry production line at Lafayette replaced the old one that made Isuzu Rodeos.

Cheers,
Madman of the People

[Raza]

I did.  GM owned 20% of Fuji Heavy and all they got out of it was a Saabaru.  Toyota owns 9% of Subaru, and they're making miracles happen with the plants.  Does it strike anyone else that either the Japanese like Toyotas more or GM completely underutilized their tooling?

It makes me feel a little disgusted that Legacies and Camrys often roll off the same lines together.  Good thing the cool Leggies (Spec.B) are still made in Japan.

Off the same lines?  Next generation, it will be two with Toyota badges, one with a Subaru badge.

[sportyaccordy]

Toyota couldn't make enough Camrys at their Georgetown, KY plant to meet demand.  The Camry production line at Lafayette replaced the old one that made Isuzu Rodeos.

Cheers,
Madman of the People

This post conjures up imagery of the common man foaming at the mouth, screaming "I NEEDD A TYOOYOTA CAMMMRRYYY!!!!!

[AutobahnSHO]

hehehe
Take THAT Camry fans..

My subie was assembled in Indiana. Great little car.

((Emphasis on Little, when we took the van in for brake work the 3 kids were VERY close in the back seat.. BUT, it's a good foot wider than my 79 wagon, I could reach out to my right and touch the passenger window just barely leaning..))

[Soup DeVille]

According to Katharine they roll off different lines but right next to each other.

Most of the more modern plants are going away from the old "Chain on Edge" fixed line layout that's been used for decades to a more flexible "smart line" put together around mobile AGVs (automatically guided vehicles), so that in places where a car will share the same or near same process as its stablemate, it uses the same tooling centers, and when it need to diverge to do something else, or skip a sequence completely, it can do that as well.

So, both of you guys are probably right, depending on what part of the plant you were looking at.