US Yaris to be imported from France ?

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Originally Posted by Billiam

I don't have an answer for that. I have no idea what quality standards Toyota has set for that car in that market. In the end, it was his opinion that the car wasn't up to par. The Japanese produced Yaris, though obviously well engineered, is not completely without fault. You will find the occasional issue with them...including an interior noise or two and cheap feeling components. If a guy from Nebraska posts up about is "cheap, junky Yaris" he'll be in the minority around here, right? One person's opinion do not torpedo the whole line, correct? Well, what about one guy posting up about his French built Yaris' cheapness?

Hmm...A few of us stated that we had doubts that the quality of a French built Yaris would match that of a Yaris built in Japan for the U.S. market. You informed us that what mattered was the engineering plus other processes that Toyota has in place to the point that it wouldn't matter where the car was assembled, that the quality would be the same. Now you are saying that you have no idea what quality standards Toyota has set up for that market. I believe you when you state that you don't know what quality standards Toyota has set up for that market, but not knowing that invalidates your criticism of those of us who doubt the quality of the French built Yaris when compared to the U.S. spec built Yaris. This invalidates the particular reasoning for the particular argument you made because,for all either of us knows, the standards Toyota has in place in France might not meet those in place in Japan.

I think that if MRPJ only stated 'It just feels cheap' or 'it is cheap' that his post would lack validity. However, IMHO, he gives a fairly detailed explanation as to WHY he feels the way he does and I feel that adds validity. I think his explanation is detailed enough that it prompts more questions, including one begged by your last post (Are the materials the same for both markets? Are the quality standards the same for both markets Etc.)