Larusso Auto is now a Toyota dealership?
That wasn't a thing is season 1 and 2. He seemed to be selling mostly all sorts of luxury and used vehicles . Now the showroom is full of Toyotas and Lexus.
From their conversation it seemed that Toyota was one of many automakers whose cars they sold. Their worry was that it Toyota pulled out, other car manufacturers would follow suit, so they likely sell Toyotas and many other brands.
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They never said anything about Toyota in the show. It was the fictional "Doyona International" company that was going to blacklist them, which, in the context of the show, is the primary exporter (not manufacturer) of Japanese cars.
It was the fictional "Doyona International" company that was going to blacklist them, which, in the context of the show, is the primary exporter (not manufacturer) of Japanese cars.
That's correct, which surprised me. I thought each manufacturer had it's own sales arm and dealt with car dealers through their own network. According to this series, Doyona International seems to be a exporter/distributor for all Japanese marques. If this is how it works, it's something I didn't know.
When Doyona Intl. pulled the plug on Daniel-san, I assumed he went to Japan to appeal to Toyota (Lexus) and Nissan (Infinity) directly.
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