[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Pages 19115-19116]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

 Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I am proud to recognize the Toyota 
Motor Manufacturing Company in Georgetown, KY on being recognized as a 
producer of quality automobiles by J.D. Power & Associates.
  According to a major quality survey by J.D. Power & Associates, 
Toyota cars received the highest rankings in

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over nine vehicle categories measured this year, significantly higher 
than other leading manufacturers. Reliability weighs heavily on a 
customer's purchase decision, as does initial quality and technological 
innovativeness. It is clear that Toyota makes every effort to ensure 
customer satisfaction and dependability with every vehicle they send 
down the line.
  More importantly, I would like to recognize the people who make these 
exceptional reviews possible: the employees. Toyota's accomplishments 
are largely attributed to its dedicated workforce. The Georgetown plant 
employs over 7,000 workers to produce 500,000 vehicles annually. On a 
larger scale, the company has generated 34,544 jobs in the Commonwealth 
of Kentucky and 99,610 jobs across the United States.
  Based on overall results and customer satisfaction, it is evident 
that Toyota employees work as a team. I applaud those workers at the 
Georgetown, Kentucky Toyota plant that helped make this accomplishment 
possible. I thank the Senate in allowing me to congratulate them on 
this special recognition.

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