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10 Responses to “Why do American automobile manufacturers continue to produce inferior products?”
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By plutoniumsoda on Mar 29, 2010 | Reply
they dont want it to last they get more money on you getting frusrated with your old car and buying a new one.
they have their own mechanic shops and sell you the new parts.
its all about money…
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By Ron B on Mar 29, 2010 | Reply
If car makers were to produce a good quality car, it would be so expensive no one could afford it, plus it would last a long time and all of that would cut into their profits>
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By Rev TL on Mar 29, 2010 | Reply
What is an American Automobile Manufacturer? I didn’t know there were any of them left. The Chrysler family is German. Mexico is part of North America though.
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By willie on Mar 29, 2010 | Reply
do more research, chevy hasn’t made the prizm in years and its a toyota anyway, the pontiac vibe also has toyota influence. the japanese cars are slipping in customer satisfaction, and the american cars are coming up, this must be an old study, some nissans and hondas are built in the USA, if you ask why do they "continue" to produce inferior products, that sounds like you’re talking about current vehicles, go read the customer reviews in yahoo autos and you’ll see that almost every chevy product has higher reviews than any honda
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By livingthe30s on Mar 29, 2010 | Reply
It’s just how the market works and it’s not necessarily to sell the product again since it will last longer. Someone has to take the high quality and someone has to take the low quality cars, there is room for just 2. The japanese and the germany cars took the high quality and long lasting cars, the others on where american brands are included are the lower quality and build with cheap materials which also helps on making a good looking car but affordable. If the american cars try to improve their quality their price will be higher as well, which will be competent to the price of the japanese, since the names in the market have been already established, people wont buy american cars for the price of a japanese car since it will last longer, as a matter of fact american cars now must be lower in price, they have to be built with cheaper materials hence their quality wont be superior (sometimes they can be good quality cars, but the market is not just the quality itself, is the name and the brand people have in their minds and that is a difficult thing to change). To finaly answer your question, is just how the market is organized and works perfectly fine for their industries, this doesn’t mean foreing companies make more than local companies, probably the one selling low quality cars has the market better organized and is more profitable, which is what really counts.
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By UCANTCME on Mar 29, 2010 | Reply
FIRST OFF WE DO MAKE VERY GOOD AUTOMOBILES AND AS FOR THE CONSUMERS REPORT, I HAVE READ THAT THEY RATE SOME OF THEIR VEHICLE BY HOW MUCH THAT PARTICULAR MANUFACTURER MAY BE PAYING THEM.
20 YEARS AGO I WOULD HAVE TRUSTED CONSUMERS REPORTS BUT NOT TODAY AND ITS THE SAME WITH A LOT OF THEIR RATINGS.
FOREIGN VEHICLE REPAIRS IN MY SHOP ACCOUNT FOR ABOUT 40 PERCENT OF OUR BUSINESS AND FOR THE MOST PART THEY WILL COST MORE TO REPAIR AND THE PARTS ARE THREE TO ONE COMPARED TO THE AMERICAN VEHICLES.
MORE OF MY CUSTOMERS WILL DO THEIR REQUIRED SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE ON THEIR AMERICAN VEHICLES THAN THOSE WITH FOREIGN VEHICLES.
THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE LEFT OUT FOR US TO READ AND ITS A SHAME THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TO LEARN THE HARD WAY.
I AM PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN AND BUY AMERICAN NO MATTER PEOPLE SAY.
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By Jerry Kenneth Lease on Mar 29, 2010 | Reply
The American Car is a memory of the past , foreign powers have taken over the mfg. the parts come from all over the world , even though the American workers take pride in what they do management is pushing numbers instead of Quality .
I retired from Chrysler I hired in 1973 at an American auto factory and retired in 2003 from a German owned company and things changed for the worse morale and Quality drooped
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By jonny.vice on Mar 29, 2010 | Reply
toyota and honda are the only cars left that are made in america the big 3 only assemble their cars here i used to work in a toyota plant in hebron Ky. check if you want american car guy american automakers are raping the industry and its mostly the benefit packeges the employees demand is the reason for the poor quality of the vehicles
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By Mustanger on Mar 29, 2010 | Reply
Consumers once listed the 84 Olds Cutlass as the absolute worst used car value ever. According to them it was a total maintenance disaster and shouldn’t be considered for purchase. I purchased one used with 54,000 miles on it and traded it in years later with over 300,000 miles on the odometer. During that time, other than normal, routine maintenance, the only thing I did was replaced the alternator and the AC Compressor. Just remember, Consumers is voicing an opinion, and a very wise man once said, "Opinions are like Aholes, everyone has one and they all stink". My kids like foreign iron, but then they change cars like they change clothes, frequently. Every American car I’ve ever owned, except one, I have driven for 10 years or more with minimal maintenance problems. When the American companies are all out of business and your kids are standing in a soup line maybe you’ll wake up.
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Been repairing and restoring cars for 50 years and I’m proud to drive American. -
By Sang K on Mar 29, 2010 | Reply
There are things you can do to prevent the driver from locking the key inside of the car. Most US car makers don’t give a crap.
Just walk down the dealer and take a look at the hood gaps of new American cars. Seems like quality assurance don’t care about the assembly quality.
Badly engineered parts. One time I had to and buy AC Delco fuel filter for my import (local store did not carry the OE fuel filter) it was not threaded properly so that the fuel filter was sitting in backward direction. I hate working on American cars because nothing really fits right. The aftermarket and OE quality parts are much worse that quality of imports.
American cheap cars are cheaply made. Take a look at Honda. Honda Civic is cheap, is also good. So the consumers grow out of compact size, they go buy Honda Accord. On other hand, people who buy GM Sunfire, end up never buying from another GM car.
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I am DIY mechanic who has good collection of cars on my drive way.
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10 Responses to “Why do American automobile manufacturers continue to produce inferior products?”
By plutoniumsoda on Mar 29, 2010 | Reply
they dont want it to last they get more money on you getting frusrated with your old car and buying a new one.
they have their own mechanic shops and sell you the new parts.
its all about money…
References :
By Ron B on Mar 29, 2010 | Reply
If car makers were to produce a good quality car, it would be so expensive no one could afford it, plus it would last a long time and all of that would cut into their profits>
References :
By Rev TL on Mar 29, 2010 | Reply
What is an American Automobile Manufacturer? I didn’t know there were any of them left. The Chrysler family is German. Mexico is part of North America though.
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By willie on Mar 29, 2010 | Reply
do more research, chevy hasn’t made the prizm in years and its a toyota anyway, the pontiac vibe also has toyota influence. the japanese cars are slipping in customer satisfaction, and the american cars are coming up, this must be an old study, some nissans and hondas are built in the USA, if you ask why do they "continue" to produce inferior products, that sounds like you’re talking about current vehicles, go read the customer reviews in yahoo autos and you’ll see that almost every chevy product has higher reviews than any honda
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By livingthe30s on Mar 29, 2010 | Reply
It’s just how the market works and it’s not necessarily to sell the product again since it will last longer. Someone has to take the high quality and someone has to take the low quality cars, there is room for just 2. The japanese and the germany cars took the high quality and long lasting cars, the others on where american brands are included are the lower quality and build with cheap materials which also helps on making a good looking car but affordable. If the american cars try to improve their quality their price will be higher as well, which will be competent to the price of the japanese, since the names in the market have been already established, people wont buy american cars for the price of a japanese car since it will last longer, as a matter of fact american cars now must be lower in price, they have to be built with cheaper materials hence their quality wont be superior (sometimes they can be good quality cars, but the market is not just the quality itself, is the name and the brand people have in their minds and that is a difficult thing to change). To finaly answer your question, is just how the market is organized and works perfectly fine for their industries, this doesn’t mean foreing companies make more than local companies, probably the one selling low quality cars has the market better organized and is more profitable, which is what really counts.
References :
By UCANTCME on Mar 29, 2010 | Reply
FIRST OFF WE DO MAKE VERY GOOD AUTOMOBILES AND AS FOR THE CONSUMERS REPORT, I HAVE READ THAT THEY RATE SOME OF THEIR VEHICLE BY HOW MUCH THAT PARTICULAR MANUFACTURER MAY BE PAYING THEM.
20 YEARS AGO I WOULD HAVE TRUSTED CONSUMERS REPORTS BUT NOT TODAY AND ITS THE SAME WITH A LOT OF THEIR RATINGS.
FOREIGN VEHICLE REPAIRS IN MY SHOP ACCOUNT FOR ABOUT 40 PERCENT OF OUR BUSINESS AND FOR THE MOST PART THEY WILL COST MORE TO REPAIR AND THE PARTS ARE THREE TO ONE COMPARED TO THE AMERICAN VEHICLES.
MORE OF MY CUSTOMERS WILL DO THEIR REQUIRED SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE ON THEIR AMERICAN VEHICLES THAN THOSE WITH FOREIGN VEHICLES.
THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE LEFT OUT FOR US TO READ AND ITS A SHAME THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TO LEARN THE HARD WAY.
I AM PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN AND BUY AMERICAN NO MATTER PEOPLE SAY.
References :
923
By Jerry Kenneth Lease on Mar 29, 2010 | Reply
The American Car is a memory of the past , foreign powers have taken over the mfg. the parts come from all over the world , even though the American workers take pride in what they do management is pushing numbers instead of Quality .
I retired from Chrysler I hired in 1973 at an American auto factory and retired in 2003 from a German owned company and things changed for the worse morale and Quality drooped
References :
By jonny.vice on Mar 29, 2010 | Reply
toyota and honda are the only cars left that are made in america the big 3 only assemble their cars here i used to work in a toyota plant in hebron Ky. check if you want american car guy american automakers are raping the industry and its mostly the benefit packeges the employees demand is the reason for the poor quality of the vehicles
References :
By Mustanger on Mar 29, 2010 | Reply
Consumers once listed the 84 Olds Cutlass as the absolute worst used car value ever. According to them it was a total maintenance disaster and shouldn’t be considered for purchase. I purchased one used with 54,000 miles on it and traded it in years later with over 300,000 miles on the odometer. During that time, other than normal, routine maintenance, the only thing I did was replaced the alternator and the AC Compressor. Just remember, Consumers is voicing an opinion, and a very wise man once said, "Opinions are like Aholes, everyone has one and they all stink". My kids like foreign iron, but then they change cars like they change clothes, frequently. Every American car I’ve ever owned, except one, I have driven for 10 years or more with minimal maintenance problems. When the American companies are all out of business and your kids are standing in a soup line maybe you’ll wake up.
References :
Been repairing and restoring cars for 50 years and I’m proud to drive American.
By Sang K on Mar 29, 2010 | Reply
There are things you can do to prevent the driver from locking the key inside of the car. Most US car makers don’t give a crap.
Just walk down the dealer and take a look at the hood gaps of new American cars. Seems like quality assurance don’t care about the assembly quality.
Badly engineered parts. One time I had to and buy AC Delco fuel filter for my import (local store did not carry the OE fuel filter) it was not threaded properly so that the fuel filter was sitting in backward direction. I hate working on American cars because nothing really fits right. The aftermarket and OE quality parts are much worse that quality of imports.
American cheap cars are cheaply made. Take a look at Honda. Honda Civic is cheap, is also good. So the consumers grow out of compact size, they go buy Honda Accord. On other hand, people who buy GM Sunfire, end up never buying from another GM car.
References :
I am DIY mechanic who has good collection of cars on my drive way.