4 ms·Not the American auto industry. You're thinking about Toyota not Ford.by mattmanser 10y agoNot the American auto industry. You're thinking about Toyota not Ford.jghn 10y agoThe American auto industry has been practicing lean manufacturing techniques for quite some time now.bArray 10y agoI think the companies themselves do, but they do an extreme amount of outsourcing too. I'm speaking from experience obviously, maybe it's a bad example.