Is Toyota America's Next Top Car Company?

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Originally Posted by Desert Dan

It's the big three's own fault.
Ego, being slow to respond to what people want and need and putting out junk for many years. I think the big three finally are listening. I hope it's noty too late

The US taught the Japanese everything they know about manufacturing and theen they improved it

To bad the US companies are closing plants when the Japanese companies are building new ones.

It's the labor union's fault. High pay, retiree benefits and stupid healthcare costs have driven the cost of production through the roof.

There's no question that coming in fresh, Toyota had some advantages over Detroit: It was unburdened by retiree obligations, union contracts that had been bid up over decades, and brands like Oldsmobile that refused to make money (or die). And yes, it was lucky to have small cars ready to sell when the first oil shocks hit in the 1970s.

Liberals are killing us.