Quote Originally Posted by BanginJimmy
This is a direct result of Unions and competiton. Because union labor costs so much the Big 3 are forced to cut corners in other areas to keep vehicles priced competitively. Lower quality parts is 1 example, R&D cuts is another.

Oh and American trucks tend to last longer than foreign ones do if they are taken care of in the same manner. American cars do not last as long. I guess it goes to show that Americans still cant make a decent small motor, but we can make some of the best V8's in the world. Side note, Eurpoean cars last FAR longer than anyone elses in the world.

I get it, but the unions aren't budging as far as change goes. So the only way to get rid of them is to restructure from the ground up and that would include bankruptcy. That doesn't mean that Gm, Ford and Chrysler are going to have to close up shop, b/c there will always be need in the US for there trucks. Ford trucks are still the best IMO. But i think that they should let honda and toyota have the car market. And as far as all these people crying saying Oh no all these people will be out of jobs. Well since toyota, honda, kia, VW, and bmw all have plants here in the us. That means those companies would have to step up production to meet the demand of the US therefore needing more factories and employing more. Also people so well the parts market will lose so many jobs, guess what there is a boat load of cars still on the road and there is still plenty of foreign cars to feed the need for Advanced auto and Autozone.