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Don't US companies source a lot of parts from overseas? Ford even has plants in Mexico. US and Japanese companies often share designs. The boundary between fore
by chancho 17y ago
Don't US companies source a lot of parts from overseas? Ford even has plants in Mexico. US and Japanese companies often share designs. The boundary between foreign and domestic is a lot blurrier than it used to be. This point here is mostly about the management of these various companies, not so much their location or operations.
Also, the article mentions specifically that Toyota and Honda use a lot of American-made parts, which are of higher quality than whatever Ford/GM/Chrysler are using (doesn't say where they are getting parts from) and that is a major contributor to the difference.
- chadmalik 17y agoI think that moving the parts factories here is a political decision. The core operations are still essentially Japanese and most of the hardcore expertise for Toyota, say, is in Toyota City, Japan. Its not because we Americans are less capable or something - its just a typical industry cluster. Anyway if I had my say, I wish the car industry was less Madison Avenue, and more Silicon Valley. Why aren't car prices decreasing? Why can't I easily swap out parts myself? There needs to be a rethink and it can't occur as long as .gov is propping up the existing edifice.