US Yaris to be imported from France ?

[CrankyOldMan]

Originally Posted by Billiam

You would be surprised at how many creaks and rattles are a result of poor design and/or engineering. For the most part interior components only fit together one way. There is almost no adjustment with these pieces.

Your Yaris is creak-free because it was engineering well with parts that fit together as they were designed too. Not how it was assemebled.

^This. I work for an automotive supplier and we spend tens (hundreds?) of thousands of dollars on "creaks and rattles" issues before a part ever hits production. Assembly is rarely to blame: it's either poorly designed or was made from materials that are prone to squeak.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by CrankyOldMan

^This. I work for an automotive supplier and we spend tens (hundreds?) of thousands of dollars on "creaks and rattles" issues before a part ever hits production. Assembly is rarely to blame: it's either poorly designed or was made from materials that are prone to squeak.

If assembly has no bearing on creaks/rattles/squeaks, and many U.S. market customers with Yari built in Japan don't experience such annoyances, then what would account for MRPJ having such an experience with his French built Yaris? A difference re materials?