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Old 01-12-2009, 09:00 PM   #13
mechmike0034
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Originally Posted by uncledaddy
I agree with the oil and the global warming, but the article seems to be merely saying that domestic manufacturers are fast at producing its vehicles. What the article fails to compare is the quality of the domestic vs. import. I still believe that has a lot to do with what a manufacturer can spend because of the union. I could be mistaken.

Don't get me wrong, though. GM makes my favorite vehicles, the Corvette, Escalade, Suburban, Tahoe, Hummers, and the trucks.

Not faster - more efficiently, meaning fewer man-hours of labor per vehicle built.

You are correct in that the article linked does not address quality issues.
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