Just recently, Toyota issued a press release stating it will commit $250 million to support the NUMMI plant closure that, as we reported earlier, will mean a direct loss of 5,400 jobs and up to ...

The Freemont, California NUMMI plant became expendable after General Motors cut ties with the company during its bankruptcy proceedings, leaving Toyota with more capacity than it needed.

During the '80s and the fallout of the Oil Crisis, U.S. automakers had to think outside of the box to develop competing, reliable economy sedans and compacts.