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Does anyone else think that it is ironic that the President of Toyota is a man named Toyoda?

Small things amuse small minds but I have to say that it cracked me up that the president of the troubled car firm – Akio Toyoda has a name that similar to the company he manages.

Anyway that is just an aside – the main reason for this post is to discuss the impact of the troubles in the global automaker sector and try and work out whether or not it has changed your thoughts on what car you would buy going forward.

• Has the recall at Toyota put you off buying one of their cars or do you believe that on the whole they have handled the issue well and haven’t done as much damage to their brand as the media makes out? Personally  I still would continue to buy a Toyota before probably 90% of other vehicles on the market at the moment
• What about the US makers? Are the GM, Chrysler and Ford brands effectively in a death spiral? Ford rolled out a profit for the first time in a while recently and I recently overheard an American saying he would buy a Ford simply on the basis that he would be supporting US industry and brands.

Thoughts on these cars? Any brands you think are dying off or are going to successfully re-invent themselves?

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