Toyota posts $2.2 billion profit - what recall?

People do love their dull cars.

people do love cars they can afford. even though I can't afford one. or any car for that matter

People love cars that they can rely on.

People don't know about cars, period. And that doesn't mean they shouldn't buy a Toyota or a Porsche.

after all they've been through the past few months and they're still able to post a $2.2 billion profit, very impressive! just hope they keep it up.

theres no stopping VW though. They are in Toyotas rearview coming up at autobahn speeds

Board of directors AKA rich bastards

Don't be fooled--when they take 4grand of the sticker price they still make a ton of money, and people end up buying more cars.

People love appliances that just run without any issues for years and years, perhaps generations. Appliance, that's exactly what Toyota is.

Now, go and make a Supra!

$2.2 billion profit... From car-making? Or other activities, such as investment income...??

Thats because they make some good affordable cars like the Avalon, it's a very nice car compare to the size and comfort and the interior design and a price less than $35k, also the Land Cruiser is a very rigid and reliable car so i'm not surprised even with the massive number of recalls they make the biggest profit.

well done, considering the futile efforts of the media to shoot them down.

Alas, the Toyota?s 2010 Annual Report has not yet been posted to their website, but what I got from very quick look from their LAST YEAR?s (ie 2009) annual Report: http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/ir/library/annual/pdf/2009/ar09_e.pdf Pg 66 ? net loss of US$4.45 bn for 31 March 2009 year-end, (ie the previous reporting year) or Yen 436.937 bn, as quoted by WCF in the text above? But Toyota?s market outlook for 2010 on Pg 4 ? ?Market outlook for Fiscal 2010? states, ?For fiscal 2010, ending March 31, 2010, we are forecasting vehicle sales of 6.5 million units, net revenues of ?16,500.0 billion, operating loss of ?850.0 billion, and net loss of ?550.0 billion on a consolidated basis? ?but instead reports a profit of US$2.2 billion profit? hmmmmm! I look forward to browsing their 2010 report when posted, to see if there has been any creativity!

Basic,affordable and disposable. When it mulfunctions at or near 100k before it kills you, send it to the junkyard and just buy anotherone as Toyoda smiles all the way to the Bank.

taking notes GM???