US Yaris to be imported from France ?

[Thirty-Nine]

FYI, I have quite a few rattles in my Yaris. Perhaps that's due to the stiffer suspension rattling things more, though.

I'm a firm believer that country of assembly is irrelevant. What is important is quality control. If Toyota implements and enforces the same quality control at every facility, the product should be the same, no?

This is why some stuff that comes out of China is junk, while other thing are very high quality. It's all about the quality control.

However, I agree with the people saying a lot has to do with engineering, too. You can have the best assemblers on earth, but if the product is a piece of crap to begin with, the assembly doesn't matter.

I'd assume the French-built Yaris, when put side by side to a Japanese-built Yaris will be identical in terms of materials. Unless the bolts are tightened, the welds aren't correct, or the parts aren't snapped together as they should be according to an engineer, one would think things won't change.

Keep in mind other car companies are doing this sort of thing, too (especially the Japanese brands due to the strong yen)—Honda is going to built the Fit in Mexico, for example.