The Ram is the truck to get for comfort.....hands-down (I can understand why Josh is attracted to them). But all of the (current) American trucks, IMO, use better materials inside than the Toyotas, though the Toyotas excel in drivetrain reliability.

We all have gotten a little off topic, too....the new RAV-4 interior.

Though I know it's beyond my control, I'm getting a little irked at the long wait for the new RAV-4 to arrive here in the D.C.area. Several of my neighbors (and one of my church-colleagues) are interested in one, and were also waiting. My next-door neighbor finally gave up....and came home with a new CR-V. If you want (and with their permission) I'll post a shot of it...but it's just a typical silver one that goes out the door by the thousands each year.

 

I'm surprised they are not showing up in DC yet. We certainly have them on the lots here (Seattle).

 

 

this is not true at all.

Only 40% of Rav4's sold in NA are actually made in Canada... Majority is made in Japan and has been for last few years because Toyota does not have enough capacity in Canada.

 

different cars for different markets... now Corolla is same worldwide, so you get same design and IRS in both vehicles. I am sure there will be some other differences between the two - for instance Corolla sedan now has longer wheelbase than Hatch.

 

Incorrect. Woodstock, ONT will manufacture the RAV for NA.

https://driving.ca/toyota/rav4/auto-...4s-second-home

 

The new RAV4 is produced on 2 production lines in Southern Ontario -- the Woodstock line and the Cambridge North line (which up until recently produced the Corolla sedan). The Cambridge South line continues to produce the RX.

I don't know the production capacity of the individual lines but the total capacity over the 3 lines seems to be 500,000 (split over the RAV4 and the RX). Considering that Canadian and American combined sales of the RAV4 in 2017 was close to 500,000, there may not be enough RAV4 production capacity in the 2 Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada lines that produce the RAV4 to satisfy all demand.

 

my numbers were for November 2019 sales of Rav4, so old model... even so, new factory wont be at full production numbers for another 6 months, so quite likely right now there should be significant number of Rav4's coming from Japan.

 

Seems unclear, though, what Trump's tariffs will do to the Japan-sourced RAV-4s in the U.S.market. The Canadian-sourced ones are (probably) exempt....but I don't know that for a fact.

 

 

 

Good catch, Jill. Yes, that is indeed one way to spot a vehicle from a Japanese-sourced plant....the first digit in the VIN will be "J".

Carson seems to be just receiving their first 2019 RAV-4s as we speak.......so, hopefully, we here on the East Coast won't be much longer.

 

Trump just negotiated a recent NAFTA revision with both Canada and Mexico.....but, as I understand it, they haven't released all for the details. However, I won't doubt your word for it, since you get the latest Canadian news there from Toronto.