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AndrewMensch;6307987]Much of what Cortland's dad said is true, but the Japanese and Koreans did not arrive yesterday. There is NO excuse for cars that are behind on style and features 30+ years after Toyota and Datsun (who?) arrived here.
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How are they behind on styling and features? IMO American cars started the fad with all the gimmicky features and still lead in that department.
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Why can't a Malibu kick butt on the Accord?
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Malibu has already started kicking butt on the Accord and Camry.
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Yes, they are better then in the 70s, but they are still behind in design, quality and resale
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They are behind in resale because of the high volumes sold, making used cars more easily available and dropping the price.
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The Taurus was a fabulous car when it was new, but it stayed basically the same while Honda and Toyota improved and redesigned the Accord/Camry by introducing new models over and over. The Accord looked great and the Taurus looked old and behind the times.
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How many other cars in the same segment did Honda and Toyota launch?
If the Detroit 3 would have stuck to one model in each segment and spent all their R&D n improving it, they would have got the same results.
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Chrysler minivans were and still are good, but take a look and then a drive in one, and then do the same in a Sienna, Odyssey or Hyundai minivan.
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I hate minivans and couldnt be caught dead in one, so cant comment on this
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What about divisions? Why do marketing for Chevy, Pontiac, Buick, Caddy, GMC, Saturn, Saab and Hummer... Or Ford, Mercury and Lincoln? Chrysler was smart to kill Plymouth.
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This created so many jobs for so many people. If some of these brands are killed, it will result in jobs lost.
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Then get rid of either the Malibu or the Impala. No need for both. Same with the Buick versions.
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Are you serious? These are two cars that they got right and they are doing quite well against the Japanese competition.
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Fewer makes and models mean fewer parts and savings on marketing.
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Not really. Many parts are shared since the platform is the same across the brands.
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It is sad. Labor and tax issues exist, but without quality you have nothing. They've had 30+ years to improve... its time to put up or shut up.
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Quality. and Reliability. Here we go again...
So people drove American cars till the late 80's and all of them were unreliable. Did you drive Japanese cars back then? Were they so very reliable?
Can anyone prove that American cars today are less reliable compared to Japanese/European cars?
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And please, don't be stupid and show up looking for money in your Lear Jets!
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When the AIG executives showed up asking for BAILOUT money, did they go by public transport?
Will the Detroit 3 CEO's go on a $443,000 party with the LOAN money like AIG did, if they receive it?
Just my thoughts
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