Senate praises Toyota as it faces “adverse events”
By John Cheves - jcheves@herald-leader.com
FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Senate unanimously approved a resolution Friday expressing its support for Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Kentucky “for their outstanding contributions as a model corporate citizen and expressing support for their peerless resolve to overcome recent adverse events.”
The resolution’s sponsor, Sen. Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, represents thousands of employees of the Toyota plant in Scott County.
In recent weeks, Toyota has been criticized by the federal government for sticky accelerators and other safety problems that have led to a massive recall of several models of its cars. Toyota produces the Camry, Avalon, Camry hybrid and Venza at its Georgetown plant.
About the Author: John Stamper is the government and education editor for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Monticello, Ky., he has been with the Herald-Leader in a variety of roles since graduating from Western Kentucky University in 2000. Reach him at jstamper@herald-leader.com
Just Askin | Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
What if it turns out that Toyota wasn’t so “peerless” in its response?
blevins | Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
dosnt suprise me wonder how much they paid him everyone knows toyota has friends or paid lackys in the senate and elsewhere in goverment. BUY AMERICAN!!! help save our own country WAKE UP!!!!! American need American companys not foriegn
blevins | Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
as I was saying before my computer submitted on its own Americans need American companys not foriegn companys handing out jobs and taking most of the profit back overseas. we need to learn to keep our money at home. remeber Pearl Harbor do you want to help finance their next attack WAKE UP !!! dont be gullible learn from mistakes dont turn your back people BUY AMERICAN BE AMERICAN!!!!!!
barry sebastian | Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
Whats more American than a car built in Georgetown,Ky you Moron?
barry sebastian | Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
Most people that bash Toyota are just rednecks that couldn’t get hired because they couldn’t make it through the hiring process.
JERRY BAKER | Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
blevins reminds me of my parents, when they bragged how they had an “American made car” and I had “foreign made”. The look on their face when I showed on stickers that my car; Georgetown,KY and my truck; Smyrna,TN. Their GM? Non USA place. Priceless.
Ray Johnson | Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
Most of the money Toyota makes here goes back to Japan, very little goes here.
It far exceds what the workers get. Just like China Japan isn’t a honorable company. The lie and hide what was wrong with their cars. So many deaths could have been prevented. I hope these families get millons of dollars in their actions againts Toyota
handiman | Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
They better hope Toyota doesn’t pull out of G’town. Talk about a financial disaster.
They better be returning to what made them
famous, quality. Being number one can have its’ problems.
They got greedy, and are back to square one with the Americans.
Make very few models, but make them well.
curt | Feb 20, 2010 | Reply
So, how many lives lost will it take for this man who is suppose to represent the citizens of Kentucky to stand up and say, Toyota you were wrong to lie and deceive the buyers of your cars dangerous conditions. Will it take the loss of his wife or child from a speeding Camray or will have to be someone else. It’s quite obvious who this supposively represenative of Kentucky represents.
citizen | Feb 24, 2010 | Reply
Money, the Bottom line,all the profit made from toyota USA goes back to Japan to loan to the US in bonds.Yes Gtown KY would go back to being a sleepy ky town if not for the company.Yes 6500 people would not have such good paying jobs to defend the position. Yes the tax base for the state does well also.Yes could be a bad time for bad public press.Yes US auto makers have had terrible things happen to consumers also.The common connection for all in this circle is money. All are hurt but none more than the folks that lose life. There is a problem and it needs to be corrected pronto.It seems the only time we have such an uproar is when it attacks our own pocket book. they have a serious problem and it needs to be righted immediatly before any further lose of life, then we could go back to making cars.let us not let the pocketbook dictate what is right.