wireedm
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No, they about went bankrupt because they didn't compete, simple as that. They relied on past reputation instead of building vehicles people wanted to buy. Poor quality and high prices turned people away from the big three. They're having to play catch up now.
Ditto #1. Have you seen the product recalls and reliability ratings that come from the big three? The good news is that they are getting better!
It's not American manufacturing, we are the best and most efficient in the world. It all starts with the design. Manufacturers HAVE to make the parts within the design specs, no exceptions. I know.
When you have design engineers fresh out of school taught by professors who started teaching fresh out of school without any design experience, what do you expect?
I had a machining instructor that started teaching fresh out of school. Very little machining experience, what a joke! The tool & die instructor, VERY different story.