US Yaris to be imported from France ?

[Billiam]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

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.)

From a previous post.

Originally Posted by Billiam

.....That said...whatever quality/tolerance targets Toyota has set for the N.A. Yaris will be dublicated for the French produced N.A. bound version....rest assured.