The local news outlets just broke a story about the San Antonio Tundra plant shutting down production for the summer. After the summer they plan on resuming a reduced production. Employees will reportedly receive 60% pay.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/met....3d923fca.html

 

The article linked doesn't really say what you did. It says the employees will still be working, but production will halt starting in August. I don't read a thing about the pay cut.

What I did think was interesting is how they are able to shift production they way they are. That part is impressive.

 

I didn't get the other info from the article, it was from the 10pm newscast on another station.

*EDIT* Here's the other stations report
http://www.ksat.com/news/16838463/detail.html

 

still says nothing about getting 60% pay.

this pissed me off tho:
why doesn't ford, chyrsler, GM get that?

 

The plant is to be shut down from august 8th to early november

PRESS RELEASE: Toyota to Build Prius in U.S.
Highlander to Indiana; all Tundra to Texas
ERLANGER, Ky., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Toyota is responding to changes in consumer demand and improving the production efficiency and stability of its North American operations by adjusting production mix at three plants. The changes include the addition of the Prius hybrid sedan to its North American lineup.
The changes are as follows:
-- Prius will be built at a plant under construction in Blue Springs, Miss. Production is scheduled to begin in late 2010. Prius, which will join the Kentucky-built Camry Hybrid as the second Toyota hybrid built in North America, enables Toyota to better respond to increased consumer demand for hybrid vehicles.
-- The Highlander mid-size SUV, originally scheduled to be built in Mississippi, will now be manufactured in Princeton, Ind., beginning in Fall 2009.
-- Production of the Tundra full-size pick-up truck, currently built in Indiana and Texas, will be consolidated at the San Antonio plant in Spring 2009.
In addition, Toyota will temporarily suspend Tundra and Sequoia production beginning August 8 due to the declining overall market for full size trucks and SUVs. Production is scheduled to resume in early November. Team members at both facilities, as well as the Huntsville, Ala. plant that builds Tundra and Sequoia engines, will continue to be provided work.
"The truck market continues to worsen, so unfortunately we must temporarily suspend production. But this good news about production mix demonstrates our long-term commitment to our North American operations and to our team members, supplier partners, and communities where our plants are located," said Jim Wiseman, vice president/external affairs for Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America (TEMA). "By using this downturn as an opportunity to develop team members and improve our operations, we hope to emerge even stronger."

Probably won't be much longer before Toyota's line-up is more "american" than GM's.

 

What are you talking about? The government here gave GM a 25 year $172 million interest-free loan 5 years ago just to keep operating, and they're closing down and moving out.