Hachiroku ハチロク wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:37:57 -0800, buydomestic wrote:
>
>> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23124844/
>>
>> GM just made it known that they lost 39 billion in 2007, the largest
ever
>> annual loss for a US automaker.
>>
>> The big three are losing money, and if we don't give them the sup****t
they
>> need, they are going to go under. Consider buying an American car.
>>
>> Here are some American models recommended in the 2007 Consumer Re****ts
>> Annual Auto Issue:
>
> There are a couple problems with American car manufacturers in general,
> and GM in particular:
>
> The workforce gets bored easily. Bored workers do fair work.
How does this affect GM workers more than other workers? Or Ford and
Chrysler workers more than the workers for the foreign automakers?
> The Management is more interested in making shareholders happy than
> customers.
Chrysler does not have shareholders.
> And the biggest failure of the system: even if your people are building
> the cars the best they can, the car is no better than the quality of the
> parts that go into it.
This is true for US-made Hondas and Toyotas, too.
> This is where the Japanese really kick ass. The parts are far more
> reliable than their American counterparts. Remember what happened when
GM
> sytarted making Corollas (Geo Prizm)? They put Delco parts into them!
The
> highest failure components on a Prizm are the alternator and the radio.
> Smart people who realize they have a Corolla in disguise go to a Toyota
> dealer and buy a rebuilt Denso alternator and drive for the next
150,000+
> miles without even thinking about it.
>
> Once GM starts thinking Customer over shareholder, and quality parts
> rather than cheap parts, GM will again regain it's composure and move
back
> to the top. And I don't mean in sales. You give people a large enough
> incentive, they'll buy the car no matter how crummy. I ALMOST went to
look
> at a Cobalt, because a new one was $3,000 less than the Scion I bought
> with 11,500 miles. Bit based on the reliability figures of the Cavalier
> the Cobalt replaced, the idea left my head in 5 minutes.
>
> If GM can get their parts manufacturers to approach the quality and
> longevity of Denso, Hitachi, etc, GM might once again become #1 in
> QUALITY, and not just pu****ng cars to rental agencies to boost sales...
GM and Ford have decreased sales to rental fleets.
Jeff
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