Comments on: US automakers deserve to fail http://www.whyweworry.com/blog/2008/08/04/us-automakers-deserve-to-fail/ Have you driven a Ford lately? Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:23:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Nancy http://www.whyweworry.com/blog/2008/08/04/us-automakers-deserve-to-fail/#comment-1927 Nancy Mon, 27 Oct 2008 03:45:03 +0000 http://www.whyweworry.com/blog/?p=305#comment-1927 American automakers deserve to fail, they went out of their way to earn it... 50 years of "not" building what the American public wanted, throwing any innovation out the door, keeping us dependent on big oil. Corporate greed poor and simple. No one can dispute the fact they've had 35 years to wake up but they plundered it.. On top of that, they build crap. Who wants to buy that?? What kind of idiots do they have running those places? American automakers deserve to fail, they went out of their way to earn it…

50 years of “not” building what the American public wanted, throwing any innovation out the door, keeping us dependent on big oil.

Corporate greed poor and simple. No one can dispute the fact they’ve had 35 years to wake up but they plundered it..

On top of that, they build crap. Who wants to buy that??

What kind of idiots do they have running those places?

]]> By: Chris http://www.whyweworry.com/blog/2008/08/04/us-automakers-deserve-to-fail/#comment-1068 Chris Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:50:27 +0000 http://www.whyweworry.com/blog/?p=305#comment-1068 I agree on that count too. But they have largely closed the "reliability gap," so they deserve kudos there. I agree on that count too. But they have largely closed the “reliability gap,” so they deserve kudos there.

]]> By: Ian http://www.whyweworry.com/blog/2008/08/04/us-automakers-deserve-to-fail/#comment-1065 Ian Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:36:15 +0000 http://www.whyweworry.com/blog/?p=305#comment-1065 The problem with American auto makers is more than just that they sell mostly SUVs and trucks. For a long time, their quality and resale value was significantly lower than that of asian cars. Their primary sales pitch was, "Buy American" which can only carry them so far. So they developed this stigma of being known for poor quality that still plagues them today even if they have closed the gap some. Ford is running commercials now which state that their quality is "equal to that of Toyota". To me that demonstrates a weakness in the brand name. The problem with American auto makers is more than just that they sell mostly SUVs and trucks. For a long time, their quality and resale value was significantly lower than that of asian cars. Their primary sales pitch was, “Buy American” which can only carry them so far. So they developed this stigma of being known for poor quality that still plagues them today even if they have closed the gap some. Ford is running commercials now which state that their quality is “equal to that of Toyota”. To me that demonstrates a weakness in the brand name.

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