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how does that statement apply to the 70's and even early 80's when toyotas all rusted into the ground? in the meantime MB's from that era are still around today.
i think that japanese carmaking evolved very rapidly from around that time. their industry in general focused on quality issues and some of their methodologies have even made their way into this country. i think everyone else lagged behind in this respect.
while they succeeded in that aspect, there were other areas where they did not. case in point is their much vaunted 5th generation software thrust of the 80's. that was a crash and burn and never really got anywhere. it seems that improvement is their forte, while innovation is not.
Last edited by jsmith; 05-13-2003 at 08:27 AM.
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