On the 15th-16th of March 2024, Idaho State University (ISU)-College of Technology Automotive Program held its ‘Chrome in the Dome’ car show.
Motorcycles:
Ural:
Hodaka:
Indian:
HarleyDavidson:
Holt Arena 2024: 
RATROD 1932 CHEVY
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Toys-4-Tots=Bikes & Dogs?
On 21OCT2023, a big pre-Halloween car show/USMC Reserve’s Toys-4-Tots drive/Trunk or Treat was held in the Old Town area of Pocatello, Idaho.
Here is a video montage I put together highlighting the motorcycles:
This bike was parked on the street, close enough to the show to justify taking a pic of it.
21OCT2023:
CHEVY PICK-EM-UP TRUCK
Chubbuck Days, 2023:
INDIAN MOTORCYCLE
Proof that Gas-Electric Hybrid cars are a sham! Honda settles California lawsuit for as much as $461 million
“It didn’t work. My mileage actually went down.”-Jack Shrader Jr, owner of 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid
I always knew those electric and gas-electric cars were a rip off.
In California thousands of owners of hybrid Honda Civics sued Honda because the cars got no better, or even worse, fuel mileage than a regular gas powered Civic! The batteries also had to be recharged far sooner than advertised!
On March16, 2012, a San Diego Superior Court judge approved a settlement that’s estimated to range between $87.5 million and $461.3 million.
One hybrid owner said that her car was fine until Honda did a mandatory software update: “Now my car is so sluggish. It just doesn’t want to go sometimes and you never know when. I’m livid. It’s not really a reliable car. It should be, I paid a fortune for it!”-Kathy Wood, owner 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid
But wait there’s more! This settlement is in regards to a class action lawsuit. There are hundreds more individual cases against Honda!
What Economic Recovery? Nissan to build new factory, make 1 million cars, but not in or for the U.S. Honda & Mazda to follow suit
Nissan announced they will spend $2 billion to build yet another factory, in Mexico. They already have two factories in Mexico. With three factories they hope to push out one million cars every year. But guess what? Those cars are not for sale in the United States.
Nissan is selling the cars in the newly created CELAC (new united South America). The United States is no longer the worlds car selling market, South America is!
Nissan is already pushing out one million cars per year in Japan and China (again cars not for sale in the U.S.). Honda and Mazda also announced plans to increase production for the CELAC market.
What Economic Recovery? Toyota to cut production by at least 30%, blaming floods
First the March 11 disasters in Japan, now the floods in Thailand. Toyota says they can’t get enough parts to build their cars.
Toyota and Honda are suffering major parts supply problems (Honda already cut North American production by 50%).
Toyota is cutting back on worldwide production. November 7, according to NHK, Toyota will be forced to cut production by at least 30%.
Toyota was trying to recover from the March 11 disasters, and had hoped to produce 330,000 vehicles in Indonesia, for the month of November. Now they are hoping they can produce 230,000.
Blame it on the incompetent ‘just in time’ parts supply policy.
What Economic Recovery? Honda to slash North American production, Toyota cutting work hours
Honda wants to cut north American production by 50%, and they’re blaming the latest flooding in Thailand.
Output at all six of its factories in the United States and Canada will be cut in half from November 2 through 10. Also, they will stop all production in North America for one day on November 11.
Toyota announced they will cut overtime hours at all 13 north American factories, again because of a lack of parts caused by flooding in Thailand.
Japanese car makers lose Billions since March 11
Japanese vehicle makers announced they’ve lost billions since the March 11 disasters.
Toyota was the biggest loser at $1.3 billion. Honda lost $900 million and Nissan almost $500 million.
The biggest problem for the Japanese car makers is the loss of production, due to lack of parts. The lack of parts is due to the “just in time” supply model that most of Japan’s industries rely on. This model means that the big producers do not make their own parts, and they don’t keep a lot of spare parts on hand. Instead they rely on smaller producers to supply those parts. Also, the smaller producers can not keep a stockpile of parts on hand, because they can’t afford to.
The March 11 disasters resulted in 60% of Japan’s nuclear plants going off line. Japan’s industries are almost totally reliant on electricity from the nuclear power plants. The result was factories all over Japan shut down.
Japanese car makers didn’t even try to forecast their performance for the next year, because the lack of electrical power will continue, at least ’till the end of the year.
Toyota cutting South American production
Toyota will halt production at two South American plants, in May.
They will suspended production in Brazil for two days, and in Argentina for three days.
Honda is considering reducing production in South America as well.
Toyota expecting parts supply problem to last for months, cutting production in Thailand
Toyota announced that production at its factories will not return to pre-March 11 levels, until December. Toyota expects 2011 production levels to be lower than 2009.
Production in Japan will not pick up until July. Production at all other Toyota plants will remain low until August. And that’s a best guess: “We don’t know how the production recovery curve will shape up.”-Atsushi Niimi, Toyota Executive Vice President
Toyota officials pointed out that in today’s car factories it only takes one missing part to shut down production. Especially when it comes to electronic parts.
Toyota is now cutting production at its Thailand factory by 50%, starting April 25. Honda and Nissan have announced similar cuts at their Thailand factories.
Toyota expects more production problems
“Output reduction in Japan and overseas will most likely continue until September.”-Kohei Takahasi, JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Tokyo
Toyota expects to lose 35,000 vehicles from the North American shut down, and that’s spread over five days. The problem is that, because of continued nuclear power issues, it looks like parts supply is not going to improve anytime soon.
Almost 70 percent of the Toyota vehicles sold in the U.S., are put together in North America, but, about 85 percent of the parts and materials come from Japan.
The North American car market is important for Toyota, making up about 60% of their profits.
On April 8, Citigroup downgraded Toyota stock to ‘sell’. Citigroup said the downgrade was because Toyota has not addressed the problems created by the lack of electrical power in Japan. It’s clear the lack of power in Japan will go on for longer than expected.