I don't think Toyota got paid directly. See my comment above, but it is important to remember that Toyota did not have any production facilities in the USA at

I don't think Toyota got paid directly. See my comment above, but it is important to remember that Toyota did not have any production facilities in the USA at this time; they were not sure (purportedly lazy) American workers could or would conform to the Toyota Production System. Also, at that time GM had more cash than Toyota's Market Cap. [citation needed] [1] 1. I wish I had better source for this, but Roger B Smith spent 80 billion on automation in the 80's, and Toyota's Market cap was 31-45 billion in 1992. http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/jan2009/db20090121_417607.htm http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/jan2009/... http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=toyota+historical+market+capitalization+1992 http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=toyota+historical+marke...