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No. All automakers get scrutinized by someone. What's telling is your overreaction to it.

ajross 7y ago
> All automakers get scrutinized by someone. Citation needed. I've never seen a story this thin (one photo of tape holding down a nonstructural plastic housing) run about another manufacturer. You have a counterexample?
- bildung 7y ago
  In the thread above CNBC got accused of a hidden agenda against Tesla, because their reporting is critical. These are the headlines for Toyota (Google with "site:cnbc.com toyota"): * Toyota plans to recall 1 million hybrid models over wiring issue * Toyota recalls 70,000 vehicles to replace air bag inflators - CNBC.com * Toyota operating profit growth to drop this year on revenue slip * Toyota is making high-performance versions of the Camry and Avalon * Toyota struggles to save breakthrough Prius hybrid - CNBC.com * Toyota and SoftBank are teaming up to target self-driving car services * 2018 Toyota Land Cruiser review - CNBC.com * Toyota recalls 2.4 million hybrids due to stalling problems - CNBC.com
  - ajross 7y ago
    1. A recall, which is a real business event with a big price tag. 2. Another recall 3. Corporate accounting announcement. 4. Product announcement. 5. Product analysis. 6. Product announcement. 7. Product review. 8. A third recall. Those all seem awfully newsworthy to me. And they're sourced well, with citations going all the way up the corporate ladder. How exactly do you argue that these are journalistically equivalent to "here's a picture of tape"?
- swish_bob 7y ago
  > Six current and former employees supported their accounts of work in GA4 but asked to remain unidentified. The shortcuts in question include using electrical tape to fix cracked plastic components, passing cars known to be missing bolts or lug nuts, and reduction of testing. This whole "it's one picture of tape, there's no _real_ evidence, sheeple!" bleating is getting wearing.

> All automakers get scrutinized by someone. Citation needed. I've never seen a story this thin (one photo of tape holding down a nonstructural plastic housing) run about another manufacturer. You have a counterexample?

bildung 7y ago
In the thread above CNBC got accused of a hidden agenda against Tesla, because their reporting is critical. These are the headlines for Toyota (Google with "site:cnbc.com toyota"): * Toyota plans to recall 1 million hybrid models over wiring issue * Toyota recalls 70,000 vehicles to replace air bag inflators - CNBC.com * Toyota operating profit growth to drop this year on revenue slip * Toyota is making high-performance versions of the Camry and Avalon * Toyota struggles to save breakthrough Prius hybrid - CNBC.com * Toyota and SoftBank are teaming up to target self-driving car services * 2018 Toyota Land Cruiser review - CNBC.com * Toyota recalls 2.4 million hybrids due to stalling problems - CNBC.com
- ajross 7y ago
  1. A recall, which is a real business event with a big price tag. 2. Another recall 3. Corporate accounting announcement. 4. Product announcement. 5. Product analysis. 6. Product announcement. 7. Product review. 8. A third recall. Those all seem awfully newsworthy to me. And they're sourced well, with citations going all the way up the corporate ladder. How exactly do you argue that these are journalistically equivalent to "here's a picture of tape"?
swish_bob 7y ago
> Six current and former employees supported their accounts of work in GA4 but asked to remain unidentified. The shortcuts in question include using electrical tape to fix cracked plastic components, passing cars known to be missing bolts or lug nuts, and reduction of testing. This whole "it's one picture of tape, there's no _real_ evidence, sheeple!" bleating is getting wearing.