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Politics > Politics-USA |
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"Bill" |
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07 Dec 2005 06:23:34 PM |
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Impertinent Question # 143 |
Everybody knows that American cars come up short in reliability /
dependability. As a result, market share for US built cars falls lower and
lower, year after year. Why can't Ford and GMC beef up their inspection and
quality control till they overcome their problem ? Is it because they make
more money by selling imported cars and have no real desire to sell cars
built in America ?
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| User: "C. Pangus" |
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| Title: Re: Impertinent Question # 143 |
07 Dec 2005 07:57:50 PM |
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"Bill" <bmcc@XpaM.net> wrote in message
news:a2Llf.90$tO6.34308@newshog.newsread.com...
Everybody knows that American cars come up short in reliability /
dependability.
Bull doggy.
As a result, market share for US built cars falls lower and
lower, year after year. Why can't Ford and GMC beef up their inspection
and
quality control till they overcome their problem ? Is it because they make
more money by selling imported cars and have no real desire to sell cars
built in America ?
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| User: "PolicySpy" |
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| Title: Re: Impertinent Question # 143 |
07 Dec 2005 10:05:57 PM |
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Everybody knows that American cars come up short in reliability /
dependability. As a result, market share for US built cars falls lower and
lower, year after year. Why can't Ford and GMC beef up their inspection
and
quality control till they overcome their problem ? Is it because they make
more money by selling imported cars and have no real desire to sell cars
built in America ?
American cars are reliable and dependable because of lightly stressed V-8
engines and smooth automatic transmissions. And their styling is okay so
what is missing would be something like class. Also, there have been
problems with fender/door gaps, hood/fender gaps, trunk/fender gaps, and
rattles.
However, at the time of increasing emission-reduction requirements there was
a slow transition to electronic fuel injection and this was possible on the
back of the high torque V-8 engines. Smaller engines without electronic fuel
injection were pathetic vehicles and this particularly true of early design
V-6 engines which also had vibration problems...So it was the early to mid
80's when the U.S. auto manufacturers insulted their customers with poor
products.
In fact a German electronic fuel injection was available in the mid 70's and
cars using them had higher power and higher gas mileage than other
cars...Also, these cars had fewer run-on or ping problems.
And back to the idea of body panel fit, the younger auto industries had the
most modern manufacturing equipment and could fit body panels much better...
Now, German cars have a classic look. Japanese cars are funny looking except
when they are copying the style of a particular European car. Italian cars
are not presently known but the Italian design studios are the best place to
shape (style) the vehicle. Japanese and California design studios are the
worst place to style the vehicle...Oh, Ford bought the Gia design studio a
few years back. And Chevrolet Camaros were often styling copies of
out-of-date Ferraris.
One interesting note, when there was a trend to longer financing terms the
U.S. auto makers began increasing corrosion resistance...
Of the current U.S. cars the quality is very good. At mid level price points
Ford in particular has good body panel fit and the most advanced engines.
But the U.S. consumer has bought heavier and heavier vehicles with
increasing demographic age and this was done straight into the arms of
difficult or unpredicable energy supplies. Now these heavy vehicles have
little practical utility and dubious value...
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| User: "Bill" |
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| Title: Re: Impertinent Question # 143 |
09 Dec 2005 09:56:17 AM |
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"PolicySpy" <PIntell@notmail.com> wrote in message
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American cars are reliable and dependable because of lightly stressed V-8
engines and smooth automatic transmissions. And their styling is okay so
what is missing would be something like class. Also, there have been
problems with fender/door gaps, hood/fender gaps, trunk/fender gaps, and
rattles.
Your comment tells us exactly what's wrong with the American automobile
industry. Before they can deal with a problem two things must happen. A.
They must be willing to admit that a problem exists. B. They must
understand the nature of the problem. Neither you nor Ford nor General
Motors will admit that American car quality is lower than the Toyotas, the
Audis and the Mitsubishis. And since B follows A they haven't a clue about
what to do about it. That's why their market share is now below fifty
percent and falling. Stand by for a buyout and a shutdown of GM and Ford as
car MAKERS and their rebirth under Chinese leadership as car IMPORTERS. The
globalization of industry so fondly supported by our government, which
requires American workers to compete with Chinese slave labor, is reducing
this country to a third world level. While the Chinese are laughing all the
way to the bank.
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| User: "PolicySpy" |
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| Title: Re: Impertinent Question # 143 |
09 Dec 2005 12:29:06 PM |
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Your comment tells us exactly what's wrong with the American
automobile
industry. Before they can deal with a problem two things must happen. A.
They must be willing to admit that a problem exists. B. They must
understand the nature of the problem. Neither you nor Ford nor General
Motors will admit that American car quality is lower than the Toyotas, the
Audis and the Mitsubishis. And since B follows A they haven't a clue about
what to do about it. That's why their market share is now below fifty
percent and falling. Stand by for a buyout and a shutdown of GM and Ford
as
car MAKERS and their rebirth under Chinese leadership as car IMPORTERS.
The
globalization of industry so fondly supported by our government, which
requires American workers to compete with Chinese slave labor, is reducing
this country to a third world level. While the Chinese are laughing all
the
way to the bank.
Well, I said that the U.S. car manufacturers lost their customer faith by
not going to electronic fuel injection in the early 80's...The electronic
fuel injection became standard in the early 90's.
Improved body panel fit along with increased unibody rigidity also began in
the early 90's...at least on new generation models. And four-valve head
engines began to appear in the early 90's. Unfortunely, larger V-6 engines
(which are more problematic than 3.0 V-6 engines) are still offered without
four-valve heads and overhead camshafts...
The present problem is that car buyers want rear-wheel drive but also want
interior space. This situation calls for rear-mounted transaxles and
rear-mounted transaxles call for electronic controls rather than (long
reaching) mechanical controls. There are presently two U.S. cars with
rear-mounted transaxles...
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