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Tuesday, March 27, 2018
It's About Time They Felt Like This
For Toyota, it's always time to panic
Company and its leader are driven by an enduring sense of crisis
Toyota's chief rarely opens his mouth in public these days without warning of the "once-in-a-century transformation" assailing the entire industry.
"Over the next 100 years, there is no guarantee that automobile manufacturers will continue to play leading roles in mobility," Toyoda said last fall in a timbre typical of his pronouncements. "A crucial battle has begun — not one about winning or losing, but one about surviving or dying."
That may sound hyperbolic, melodramatic or even panicky to the outside observer. But in some ways, the obsession with gloom and doom shows that Toyoda and his team are smack in their comfort zone — a chronic state of discomfort.
"Technology is changing quickly in our industry, and the race is on."
(AutoNews.com)
Company and its leader are driven by an enduring sense of crisis
Toyota's chief rarely opens his mouth in public these days without warning of the "once-in-a-century transformation" assailing the entire industry.
"Over the next 100 years, there is no guarantee that automobile manufacturers will continue to play leading roles in mobility," Toyoda said last fall in a timbre typical of his pronouncements. "A crucial battle has begun — not one about winning or losing, but one about surviving or dying."
That may sound hyperbolic, melodramatic or even panicky to the outside observer. But in some ways, the obsession with gloom and doom shows that Toyoda and his team are smack in their comfort zone — a chronic state of discomfort.
"Technology is changing quickly in our industry, and the race is on."
(AutoNews.com)
Not Quite As Crazy As The 100k Paid For An E30 M3
Someone Just Paid $22,750 for an 18-Year Old Civic
It's an Si coupe in pristine condition with just over 10,000 miles on the clock. Still, that's a lot of money for an old Civic.
Bring--a-Trailer is known for drawing in high-quality, high-dollar auctions, but this result is pretty shocking, even by BaT standards. It could perhaps be the market for these cars is actually starting to turn upwards, however. It makes sense considering the generation that grew up with these cars new is finally coming into some money.
(Road&Track.com)
It's an Si coupe in pristine condition with just over 10,000 miles on the clock. Still, that's a lot of money for an old Civic.
The collector car market is a strange one. Porsche
911 prices have gone well beyond what most rational buyers are willing
to pay, while prices for 60-horsepower Kei cars are steadily on the rise. One point of interest, though, stands out among the rest. It's this pristine 2000 Honda Civic Si coupe, which just sold on Bring a Trailer for $22,750. That is not a typo.
Of course, this example is perhaps one of the
nicest sixth-generation Civic Sis on the planet, having traveled just
10,439 miles since new, remaining unmodified its entire life. The paint
is said to be original, and the pictures depict a car that seems to have
just rolled off the showroom floor. For some context, you can purchase a
brand new Honda Civic Si coupe for just $1350 more.
Bring--a-Trailer is known for drawing in high-quality, high-dollar auctions, but this result is pretty shocking, even by BaT standards. It could perhaps be the market for these cars is actually starting to turn upwards, however. It makes sense considering the generation that grew up with these cars new is finally coming into some money.
(Road&Track.com)
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