SocraticGadfly: Behind many a good GM car is good Toyota engineering

November 17, 2008

Behind many a good GM car is good Toyota engineering

Some late-night GM bailout thoughts after conversations with a friend...

My best friend Kevin, who lives near Columbus, Ohio, offers a few thoughts.

1. Given the partnerships between companies, like GM and Toyota, exactly who would get bailed out?

2. Speaking of that partnership, he notes that dealers selling the Pontiac Vibe actually boast about how many Toyota components it has (as a twin to the Toyota Matrix), as a sales point.

3. Talking to acquaintances of his who have worked for both the General or Ford and now for Honda at its Marysville, Ohio plant, and asking them about the difference between Japan and the Big Three?

He said one guy just shook his head.

Another said, "At Ford, they just talk about quality. At Honda, they do it."

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