ORIGINAL: Jeremiah 29:11
That is certainly part of it. There was a guy at Toyota that also knew a guy at Lotus. They used to work together.
BTW- I searched the New York Auto show website I could not find any mention of the 2009 Challenger. I wonder why?
Yes those relationships take place for sure.
Perhaps they are doing the same thing to New York as they did to me in St. Louis. I don't know why they use (forgive the term) Guiliani-style strategies on building support for this car. Waiting for the areas that you are already strong is not the point of doing these shows, you need to do this in areas in areas that you may not be as strong if you want to succeed. Has Toyota built their truck factories in California and the east coast where they have strong support for their traditional fan base, no they built it in the truck capital, Texas.