IMO with transmission rough ****fts problems and some cam shafts
breaking on a new truck, the owners need to be concerned. ;)
http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/blog/2007/08/22/all-known-2007-toyota-tundra-problems/
On Feb 21, 7:43 pm, "Ed White" <cewhi...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Tundra had a tough month, but Toyota's not concerned
>
> Mark Rechtin
> Automotive News
> February 21, 2008 - 12:01 am ET
>
> LOS ANGELES - Sales of the Tundra fell short of expectations in January,
but
> Toyota is not worried about meeting its annual objective for the
full-size
> pickup.
>
> Last year, the Tundra's better sales months were in the 18,000 to 22,000
> range. But January's mark of 12,073 was well below that. On an
annualized
> basis, that came to a 185,000-unit clip. That's well below the
200,000-plus
> mark Toyota has set for 2008.
>
> " I learned from (former Toyota boss) Bob McCurry to never make
long-term
> decisions based on January and February business," said Jim Lentz,
president
> of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A." We're not pu****ng the panic button."
>
> January is a slow month for Toyota trucks, usually representing about
6.5
> percent of the annual sales mark, Lentz said in an interview. He added
that
> February sales are looking " pretty good."
>
> " We have plenty of time to recover from 185,000 up to 200,000. The
first
> half of 2008, especially in pickup, is going to be more challenging.
We're
> comfortable with where we are," Lentz said.
>
> Toyota will not pile on the incentives in reaction to a slow January,
Lentz
> said, adding that, " Typically we follow Detroit (in launching
incentives),
> we don't lead."
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