Gov lies about Toyota

Toyota management have blown the gov's argument, that workers getting paid to much saw the demise of Toyota, right out of the water and exposed the Treasurer sloppy Joe as a liar.

"I stood in Parliament and said it quite bluntly, that if the AMWU [Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union] continued down this path it would be very hard for Toyota to stay in Australia, and time's proven it to be correct". 

But Toyota's management has directly contradicted Mr Hockey's version of events, releasing a statement denying that it blamed the union for its decision to leave Australia. 

“Toyota Australia has never blamed the union for its decision to close its manufacturing operations by the end of 2017, neither publicly or in private discussions with any stakeholders,” the company said in a statement. 

“As stated at the time of the announcement, there is no single reason that led to this decision. “The market and economic factors contributing to the decision include the unfavourable Australian dollar ... and low economies of scale for our vehicle production and local supplier base. Read more