April 21 -Up early for our tour at 9:00 AM. There were only 3 of us. The other person was a college student from Purdue. Thoroughly enjoyed it. You know me, I asked a lot of questions.This factory has zero waste to landfill. Everything is reused or recycled. They even made custom fitting plastic containers that are used to ship parts from Japan to the factory, and are then shipped back to be refilled. Even with the shipping it cut the costs significantly because they aren't always paying for new cardboard - nothing gets thrown out. I was impressed by the fact that - 1. They can make a car from scratch in 36 hours. 2. They manufacture the Legacy, Outback and Tribeca all on the same line (7.5 miles long in one building) and also the TOYOTA CAMRY in the same facility. 3. With all the cost savings, recycling and reusing that is an on going concern, they have actually LOWERED the price of a new car by $ 5,000.00 this year. This is a NON UNION facility with FREE health care and all benefits for all employees.
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