[lo bux racer]

Yes, Japan.

 

[lo bux racer]

And currently built exclusively in Japan, although Jim Farley did talk about diverting some US capacity to Scion production. Probably NUMMI in Fremont.

 

[lo bux racer]

If the VIN's first character is J, it is made in Japan.

 

[lo bux racer]

I remember when it said "Made in Japan" and it was crap. I'm not such a youngster.

I also remember an urban legend about a supposed town in Japan named Usa. Things made there were purportedly stamped "Made in USA" to confuse Americans. No, this is not a one-liner, it's for real.

 

[lo bux racer]

Oh, as you all know, I spent a great deal of time in the nuclear forensics field. Something the average (and not so average) person doesn't know, the air filter in your car and in your vacuum cleaner is one of the most radioactive things you will ever touch (assuming you're not a RAD worker). The entire planet is lightly coated with heavy metals from all the nuclear testing we've done over the years, and our air filtering devices actually concentrate this dust. It's always interesting to take a meter with decent sensitivity and test an air filter for radiation...

I would imagine this is particularly fun in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

 

[lo bux racer]

Yes, the Japanese bought into Demming's Total Quality ideas and have proved their worth over and over again.

 

[lo bux racer]

He's always hiding something. Thank goodness!

 

[lo bux racer]

Of course. Did you fix the bike? It's the only worthwhile excuse for being gone you know.