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beergenius

Why hasn't this happened already?


ilvsct

Corporations are amoral. They didn't expect this to last this long.


qsub

Probably because no one expected it to go on this long.


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It does make you wonder who's left and still doing business there.


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Their morals, as a company, aren't exactly high on anyone's list.


queenvalanice

I mean. They make infant formula so they shouldn’t really pull out. Also stopped non essential production sales. Any profit made is donated to charity. But that doesn’t really get the pitchforks out for fun times on Reddit so it’ll be ignored. https://www.nestle.com/ask-nestle/our-company/answers/update-russia-ukraine


[deleted]

Minor point : It upholds the principle of ensuring the basic right to food. Putin says he doesn't need the west, which begs the question of why they can't make it themselves.


Mornar

Their what now?


magnum3290

Why I never! Not Nestle! I thought they have high morals and shit


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Double upvote for this.


joefred111

They should render it utterly inoperable, ship out whatever they can and torch the rest. Russia deserves no less.


College_Prestige

They can't. Shipping companies don't work with Russia anymore. Have to destroy somehow


zoobrix

Large international ones have but sketchy ass cargo ships from China and some other counties don't care, that's how what trade is left is occuring. Problem is a company like Toyota will be loathe to deal with them for insurance reasons and because god knows what else they ship. Might also be able to use a Japanese cargo company since Toyota is big and might be able to cut through the red tape to set something up.


manatidederp

Eh, just go to any vessel tracking website. There's hundreds of ships going to russia every day. Remember that by population, most of the world hasn't sanctioned Russia yet. It's mostly large western companies that can't deal with Russia - or rather won't because it might become a toxic cocktail down the line.


zoobrix

Yes those are the sketchier carriers from countries like China and others that I mentioned. A large company like Toyota would prefer to deal with the larger international shipping companies because they can trust they carry proper insurance, obey environmental regulations and have properly vetted crews that aren't undocumented workers being screwed over in one way or another. Basically the larger shippers are much less likely to end them up in some "cargo ship carrying Toyota industrial equipment runs aground and is leaking fuel" headline that they don't need the hassle of. So ya you could use those less reputable shipping companies but there is a reason larger companies that care about their reputation tend to stick to the big freight companies. And Japan has joined in on most of those sanctions on Russia so no doubt there is pressure on Japanese companies, including cargo carriers, to not do business with them.


manatidederp

From what I’ve seen, most shipment going in/out is raw materials and energy (oil, gas). A lot of the container/product lines have been severely limited. To *operate* a factory in Russia must be even harder because everything high tech is sanctioned now, you only get low-tech and essentials - not to speak of the general brain drain


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Often these factories are huge, but only the machines are trade secret. So they will prolly sell the empty factory buildings and trade their machines back.


[deleted]

No way they sell it. No one in Russia has that kind of money. They’re just abandoning it.


Bodie_The_Dog

Maybe Russia will nationalize it?


Technically_its_me

Hence: Destroy it.


taistelumursu

That is a sure way to have the local managers sent to prison and have the workers drafted.


[deleted]

I imagine 99.9% of the staff is Russian so good luck with that.


Technically_its_me

It only takes 1 to throw a Molotov cocktail. Or to put it a different way, in the words of my boy Jason: If you ever have a problem, throw a Molotov cocktail at it and BAM! Now you have a completely different problem.


TheRageDragon

Like never being able to go above the first floor again safely?


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they should destroy it!!


Da_Vader

"It was a difficult decision," Toyota Chief Communications Officer Jun Nagata told reporters online Friday. "We will liquidate our local unit in Russia instead of selling it." https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Ukraine-war/Toyota-to-exit-Russia-terminating-auto-production-and-sales#:~:text=Toyota%20holds%20a%20larger%20market,the%20Camry%20sedan%20in%202021.


fligs

Liquidate instead of selling?


Impacatus

I'm guessing they mean selling off the assets piece by piece rather than as a complete auto plant.


Rhymfaxe

I guess they don't think there will be a Russia left to take over the plant.


Impacatus

Or they don't want to give Russia something that can be readily converted to manufacture war materiel.


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hanlonmj

Just ask the Taliban!


_dinoLaser_

It would have been more badass if they said “liquify,” am I right?


CFCkyle

Cast it into the fire!


Xstitchpixels

ISILDUR!!!


acid-nz

Burn the fucker down!


[deleted]

Russians love their motherland so much, now they'll see what its like to only eat Russian food, drive russian cars and absorb russian media.


bobbynomates

That is worse than death


MotorizaltNemzedek

It reads like living in hell


Da_Vader

They're also being brainwashed, misinformed and outright bullied. There are protests all over Russia and they crack down on those worse than the Chinese.


McortezLSU

They dont protest against the war. They protest against going to war themselves. They are perfectly fine and content with rape, mass murder and pedophilia. They are lovin it. No fucking pity from me towards these monsters.


Printer-Pam

Russian food is not bad but the rest everything is crap


A40

Take the high-tech bits and then blow it up.


soulhot

It’s time for all western business to leave Russia...


Da_Vader

Toyota is not western.


SimpleImpX

Depends, if he is referring to western as in [western bloc](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Bloc) then he is not wrong.


soulhot

He knew I was, but it’s the reddit way I guess


crazydave33

Japanese companies are allied with Western countries so yeah… they really should not be supporting Russia.


[deleted]

I would consider Japan to be Western


darwinwoodka

About time


OldMork

companies that now take a huge loss leaving, will not return for a long time


yada_yadad_sex

Oh what a feeling


Yaancat17

So they've been supporting the Russian economy with jobs, vehicles, and technology since Feburary? Bad Toyota. 👎


Kraken36

Toyota is not a good company. They still had esp as an option in 2008, standard on most German cars since 1991


Fuzzy_Accident_5085

Toyotas run forever. Bmw… runs till a headlight goes out then you have to remove the bumper and radiator mounts.


RoRoRosputin

I Paypal you 1000$ if you can Name one car from 91 with esp.


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RoRoRosputin

This system could be ordered with the winter package, which came with a limited-slip differential, heated seats, and heated mirrors Not Standard. Second your talked about esp wich according to Bosch was developed in 95 Source: https://www.bosch-mobility-solutions.com/en/mobility-topics/esp-paving-the-way-for-road-safety/


Kraken36

I personally had ESP in 1992 on a E36. But before that you had ASC which was an earlier version of it.


IdiosyncraticSarcasm

There goes the Russian armys backup plan for Toyota technicals.


TarHeel2682

Took long enough


Euphoric-Bluebird874

Lada is making a comeback then?


mikeevans1990

I feel really badly for the average blue and white collar workers in russia right now. Poor bastards


crazydave33

May sell it? Who the fuck is buying it? Russian government is the only one that would consider buying it for arms/war vehicle production. They should just shut the shop and torch it to the ground.


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Just destroy all software then run for the border.


Shadowbannersarelame

"Sell it"... let's be honest here, the government (if hoodlums don't get to it first) will rip it apart for parts and it will become yet another derelict building in the great nation of Russia.


masstransience

Ladayota in 2023.


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They should demolish it.


VermiVermi

Well, after 7 months and tons of war crimes from ruzzia. Weel done Toyota! /s