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Postby Bling » Sat Dec 27, 2008 11:49 pm

2jayzgte wrote:Did you also read its there first operational loss in 70 years jesus so compared to other motor companies there just streets ahead also I was reading a Toyota mag that mentioned in 2006 they spent 365 billion $$$$s in R&D for that year,a billion a day thats not bad........ 8O


I find it VERY hard to believe anyone can afford to spend a billion a day on anything :lol: you sure that figure is right?
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Postby Adamal » Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:55 pm

What the hell do you even spend a billion dollars a day on?!?! 1,000 staff members that are on a million a day?
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Postby xsspeed » Sun Dec 28, 2008 6:17 pm

A million staff on 1000 a day? :D
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Postby MercuryFree » Sun Dec 28, 2008 6:58 pm

Adamal wrote:What the hell do you even spend a billion dollars a day on?!?! 1,000 staff members that are on a million a day?

I imagine a lot of it will be depreciation on some VERY expensive equipment
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Postby 2jayzgte » Sun Dec 28, 2008 6:58 pm

BZG|Bling wrote:
2jayzgte wrote:Did you also read its there first operational loss in 70 years jesus so compared to other motor companies there just streets ahead also I was reading a Toyota mag that mentioned in 2006 they spent 365 billion $$$$s in R&D for that year,a billion a day thats not bad........ 8O


I find it VERY hard to believe anyone can afford to spend a billion a day on anything :lol: you sure that figure is right?


Yep 100% was reading it in a Toyota publication at R&B the other week.
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Postby MR2SIK » Mon Dec 29, 2008 3:41 pm

it wasnt in yen was it? :lol:
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Postby Dell'Orto » Mon Dec 29, 2008 5:42 pm

A billion yen is still like $19M NZ 8O
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Postby xsspeed » Mon Dec 29, 2008 5:45 pm

And before the recession it was like $12M NZ 8O

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