I am just waiting to see all the individual AND insurance company lawsuits that are/will be filed by anyone even close to having had a problem of any sort w/any model. I do NOT think we have seen the last of the problems. It appears quality control has gone down the tubes for a number of years in the name of profit. This is a major change in corp culture going back quite a few years that will need to be altered again and will take years again.
I think w/more & more coming out in the news almost daily Toyota is going to have MAJOR ongoing issues for the shortterm foreseeable future.
Lawsuits will take YEARS to settle out and will greatly affect the company’s ability to pay ANY dividends. Any lawyer worth his salt WILL get an injunction against any such payment to insure that the funds are there to pay off all the claims. In addition costs will go up: Additional mfg costs, quality control costs, advertising costs and probably rebate/incentive/financing “deals” to try to regain market share.
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