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To: Sam Citron who wrote (86)	11/17/2006 12:30:51 PM
From: Sam Citron	Respond to of 431

For comparative purposes, here are productivity figures in hours per vehicle (average) for major automakers as of 2005: Nissan 17.37 [ex Mexico] Toyota 21.33 Honda 21.43 GM 22.42 DCX 23.73 Ford 23.77 [source: Harbour & Associates, Detroit as reported by CNBC] New Toyota Tundra plant in San Antonio, TX plant surrounded by auto suppliers, will be the new standard in efficiency. Now Phil LeBeau [CNBC] is saying it will take 53 minutes to make a Tundra. Other reporter said 57 minutes earlier this morning. Whatever the figure, it is an impressive productivity improvement for Toyota. ToDo: find avg TM plant age to derive rate of productivity gain