BREAKING: FBI Raids Toyota Suppliers

WXYZ ^ | 02/24/10 | Editors

[Kieri]

(WXYZ) - The FBI is confirming raids at the offices of three Michigan auto suppliers who do work for Toyota.

Search warrants were served Tuesday evening at Yazaki North America, DENSO International and Tokai Rika. Yazaki sells electronic components and DENSO makes accelerator pedals.

Denso has released the following statement about the situation "DENSO International America, Inc. (DIAM), U.S. subsidiary of DENSO Corporation, was inspected on February 23, 2010 by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of Justice in regard to U.S. antitrust laws. DIAM is cooperating with this investigation."

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[a fool in paradise]

Did Government Motors put them up to this?

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

I was wondering about corporate sabotage. This is getting interesting.

[Anti-Bubba182]

Let’s kill Toyota for the benefit of Government Motors and political advantage.

[bikerman]

Maybe they might find Obama;s birth certificate.

[iowamark]

Obama moving to destroy Toyota for political gain.

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

Coincidence?
I think NOT!!

[Obadiah]

The jack-booted union thugs ordered this and the Obama administation eagerly complied.

[C210N]

Sounds a bit Reichstag fire-ish, but jack-booted things like this have occurred before (thinking Elian Gonzalez).

[twister881]

Were “representatives” of Government Motors and their UAW union-thug allies present at the raids? That's what this really is about, after all. Government-run auto companies can't compete on a level playing field, so the only option is to destroy the competition with criminal and civil action.

[Anti-Bubba182]

The FBI didn’t raid anyone when Corvairs were rolling over.

[Electric Graffiti]

WTH?? This is satire right?

Stuff Communist China does....

[GUNGAGALUNGA]

UNCONSTITUTIONAL. THIS MAN NEEDS TO BE STOPPED. OUT AND OUT COMMUNIST. PERIOD.

[Gaffer]

The ‘Government’ soon will be invading your homes looking for weapons.

[GoCards]

Maybe I ought to start reading up and understanding more of what is going on with this Toyota thing. Honestly I havent even been too interested. Alot of bloviating by our congresscritters on TV of late, cant watch them.

[dps.inspect]

Sounds like what Obama is going to do is put Toyota under so much stress that they fail, making more room for GM or make them submit to unionized takeover of their factories or both... how’s that for thuggery...

[Kieri]

No, no satire.

Somehow I doubt these suppliers are union shops.

[Defiant]

During the depression, Roosevelt’s goons tried to put Andrew Mellon in jail too. Same ol’ same ol. Fascism never changes.

[Irenic]

me too and I agree, interesting indeed!

[Mr. K]

What the f@#$???????????????????????????

over a QUESTIONABLE recall malfunction?

Government Motors is taking over.

I said it right from the start- Obama did not have to nationalize the auto industry- only one. then use the power of the government to drive the others out of business

I was shopping this weekend- many dealers said that new customers were telling them they refuse to buy a government car.

I wonder how sales are?

[Canedawg]

The FBI didn’t raid anyone when Corvairs were rolling over.

The government wasn't filled with fascist socialists like it is now.

[C19fan]

Did the FBI ever raid the Big 3 or the suppliers when their products were dangerous? I never heard of Ford being raided when Explorers were blowing tires or rolling over?

[MAexile]

Is the FBI going to go around to all the dealerships and break the windows?

[CrappieLuck]

At least NOW we’ll get that wall

[GatorGirl]

I’m wondering if soon we’ll hear of a “settlement” wherein Toyota will immediately hire only union workers.

[cripplecreek]

Hard to say, its likely that these are union shops that produce parts for other manufacturers as well.

[Paperdoll]

Is this the normal function of the FBI?

[tractorman]

The easiest way to excel is to eliminate the competition.

Welcome to GM. (Government Motors)

[traderrob6]

Isn’t Chavez the first name that comes to mind.

[Gabrial]

When the government owns GM, this is to be expected.

How absurd would the following headlines be?

“Owners of Toyota raid rival Ford”

“Owners of Exxon raid offices of British Petroleum”

But when the owners of GM do it, it is “legal”?

[nutmeg]

The jack-booted union thugs ordered this and the Obama administation eagerly complied.

Wow. This is getting interesting...

[Kieri]

I was too young to remember the details concerning the gas tank explosions regarding some US company trucks — Chevy? I do think the automaker was hauled in front of congress to explain the design flaw. How does that case compare to what’s happening here?

[bvw]

This might be a Chicago Thug way of telling Japan — not just Toyota — to BUY our toxic debt.

[C19fan]

Maybe Zero made a deal with Sutpak of MI and other so-called pro-life Democrats from the Midwest. Vote for ZeroCare and we will take down Toyota.

[Paperdoll]

Anything for a buck!

[TheDon]

BO is my boy!

[Gabrial]

“I was shopping this weekend- many dealers said that new customers were telling them they refuse to buy a government car.”

When I dumped my Chrysler for a Ford, I told both dealers I would never own a car built by a company even partially owned by the government.

[nutmeg]

During the depression, Roosevelt’s goons tried to put Andrew Mellon in jail too. Same ol’ same ol. Fascism never changes.

Wow. History repeating itself...

[Kieri]

Now I’m wondering how Japan’s government will react. They can’t be comfortable with the US government getting involved, especially when Toyoda himself is answering to congress...I wonder what their feelings are about this?

[AppyPappy]

I wonder if Subaru will be next

[WOBBLY BOB]

not that Ralph Mouth Nader didn’t want them to...

[Conscience of a Conservative]

Ummm, I hate to burst anyone’s bubble here, but (according to the FBI and one of the suppliers in question), this is part of an antitrust investigation, and is unrelated to the Toyota recall.

Is it really that hard to read the article before posting?

[SevenofNine]

HEY NUTmeg I post from Twitter on Canteen yeah I just hear

[ejonesie22]

First they came for Toyota and I said nothing because I did not drive a Toyota...
Then they came for Honda and I said nothing because I did not drive a Honda...
Then they came for Chrysler and I said nothing because I did not drive a Chrysler...
They came for Ford and I said nothing because I sold my Ford...

Then they came for KIA and I didn't really care because well, it's KIA...

They came for BMW and I yelled bloody murder...

[SevenofNine]

Yeah I thinking maybe Japanese could hack Kenya computers and find OBama birth cerificate LOL!

[DakotaRed]

Too bad Toyota isn’t affiliated with ACORN.

[DCPatriot]

The jack-booted union thugs ordered this and the Obama administation eagerly complied.

Don't think so....read that one of the suppliers that manufactured the possible faulty circuits and/or accelerator pedals IS a union shop....and that there may be corporate hanky-panky here...as Toyota is a non-union company.

[Las Vegas Ron]

Check this out!

[SE Mom]

Geeeesh...is there ANY level they won’t stoop to to elevate and/or protect unions?

[cripplecreek]

Wow. This is getting interesting...

What's interesting is that nobody wants to acknowledge that this is likely a union shop producing parts for several automakers. After all, this shop was probably in operation long before they started making parts for Toyota.