Examination of Firearms Review: 2007 to 2010 - Interpol

The XL7 was the largest vehicle made by Suzuki and the only model
manufactured in North America.[94] In December, 2009, Suzuki sold its 50
percent stake in the plant to GM.[95]
Suzuki builds its mid-sized Kizashi sedan in Sagara, Japan alongside its SX4
subcompact car. It went on sale in Japan in October, 2009, in North America in
December, 2009, and in Australia in May, 2010.[96]
2.1.26Tata
In 2009, Tata Motors (India) rolled out its tiny Nano. The Nano retails for about
100,000 rupee ($2000 USD).[97]
2.1.27 Think
In January, 2010, electric-vehicle maker THINK North America announced it will
build a manufacturing facility in Elkhart, IN and build approximately 20,000 cars
per year through 2013. The THINK City will have recyclable plastic parts and a
recyclable interior. It is expected to go on sale in the US in the first quarter of
2011. The first cars to be sold in the US will be built in Finland until production
begins in the US in 2011.[98] The THINK City was the first highway-capable
electric vehicle certified to European safety standards. It has been on sale in
Europe since December, 2008.[99]
2.1.28 Toyota
In 2008, Toyota launched the RAV4 built at its new plant in Woodstock, Ontario,
Canada.[100] The Toyota Sai, Toyota’s first hybrid sedan, went on sale in Japan
in October, 2009.[101]
In 2009, Toyota ended production of the Corolla and Tacoma pickups at the
NUMMI plant in Fremont, CA. NUMMI was a joint venture between Toyota and
GM. The plant opened in 1984. Toyota will shift production of the Tacoma to its
truck factory in San Antonio, TX. NUMMI’s output of the Corolla will be replaced
by cars from Japan and Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.[102] Toyota also
consolidated all production of its Tundra truck to San Antonio.[69]
Toyota’s plan to build a $1.3 billion Prius factory in Blue Springs, MS stalled in
2008 due to the economic recession.[103] In June, 2010, Toyota announced
plans to resume construction on the plant and begin producing the Corolla there
by the end of 2011. This plan would move production of the Corolla back to
North America from Japan.
The 2010 Toyota Highlander crossover began production at the Toyota Motor
Manufacturing plant in Princeton, IN in October, 2009. Toyota also makes its
Sequoia SUV and Sienna minivan there.[104] It continues to import Highlanders
produced at their Kyushu, Japan plant.[105]
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