That's the way the local paper in San Antonio describes it as it faces a three-month shutdown of the new Toyota facility in San Antonio. The plant, a vast and modern production facility for its Tundra truck which was a coup for San Antonio's political and business leaders a few years ago, is being closed to retool and prepare to be the only Toyota factory in America to make Tundras. This follows, of course, the unexpectedly steep downturn in truck sales across the US. It could have been tough on those who will be laid off, even temporarily. But Toyota will pay them to not work for three months -- and to retrain. It's better than the deal San Antonio got when ATT decided to move it headquarters to Dallas a couple of weeks ago, leaving town and 700 unemployed in some haste.
But here's the other side of the coin. Other Toyota plants in the US will now be dedicated to making more Priuses. The San Antonio Express-News calls Toyota an "agile" company. With any luck they're agile enough to begin producing a wider range of gas-sippers.
