A Toyota executive said the company had "no concrete plans" to expand North American production.
The company will replace "Get the feeling" with what Toyota executives call a new direction.
Indeed, Toyota executives now feel no political heat as the company expands.
Toyota executives have delayed introduction of the pickup because of political pressure and production concerns.
Toyota executives want to make sure the plant's new work force is up to speed before it adds any more vehicles there.
Toyota executives insist that the cost differential can be brought down significantly.
Its success has prompted some Toyota executives to express concern about possible trade problems with Washington.
Toyota executives have said they plan to sell 300,000 hybrids a year worldwide by the middle of the decade.
A Toyota executive said the Highlander hybrid could travel 600 miles on a single tank of gas.
You quote Toyota executives who say that, thanks to its smaller battery, the hybrid vehicle will cost significantly less than a fully electric car.