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Originally Posted by MS Fowler
You raise an interesting point. If auto buyers in the 1970s and 80s had simply, " bought American" out of patriotism, or other motive, would the cars we drive today be as good as they are? If consumers had settled for what Detroit was then producing would they have ever changed? Is it possible that buying a foreign car in that era actually helped spur the US auto industry to make better products?
Who is the true patriot?
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I am a retired Chrysler exec and I can agree 100%.
There was a generation of Chrysler people like Francois Castaing and Dick Dauch that only cared about volume, because quality was not the determining factor in their bonuses.
All that changed when Iaccoca changed how they got their bonuses. As soon as poor quality pinched their wallets, they got the message.
After Cerberus took over, and the soul left Chrysler to become a zombified corpse designed to make money for the venture capitalists, the company took a dive.
I had left Chrysler and bought Mecedes because their motto " Das Beste oder Nichts" -- the Best or Nothing-- rang true, although they were a little self-righteous too.
The manager/leader who doesn't succumb to greed or arrogance is rare indeed.