Accurate points, couple things to add

The Japanese government was propping up their auto-makers so they could dump cars that had better quality at lower prices into the US market to build base. In addition to the Gov money they had two major competitive advantages.

1. No unions. Despite the problems with what US unions have become, at their core they have value in protecting workers. In Japan in the 70s/80s workers were closer to slaves than employees and were paid pennies on the dollar compared to their US counterparts.

2. Richard Demming. The Japanese, especially Toyota, took his TQM model as gospel. He had worked for Ford and Ford laughed him out of the US auto industry. His theory, that can be summarized as improve your inputs and processes and you guarantee the quality of your outputs, is the basis of almost every manufacturing operation in the world now.

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Posted: 07/03/2019 at 09:53AM

Executive behind the Mustang, Lee Iacocca dead at 94 ** -- HokieDan95 07/02/2019 10:39PM

"If you find a better car, buy it" ** -- Nortazhokie 07/03/2019 08:16AM

I bought one of those cars -- Tafkam Hokie 07/03/2019 08:28AM

Proud owner of ''John'' Voight's Lebaron^^^ ** -- HokieDan95 07/03/2019 08:31AM

Nah, it was one of the Concorde/Intrepid/Vision models -- Tafkam Hokie 07/03/2019 09:37AM

The concept of those was outstanding! -- EDGEMAN 07/03/2019 10:16AM

You summarized it very nicely. -- Tafkam Hokie 07/03/2019 10:49AM

Honda/Toyota buyers: "fair nuff" ** -- HokieDan95 07/03/2019 08:20AM

Ride, Lee, ride ... ** -- PhotoHokieNC 07/03/2019 05:53AM

...In your mystery car ** -- TomTurkey 07/03/2019 09:00AM

A great American hero! ** -- EDGEMAN 07/03/2019 05:26AM

...94 is a nice run... -- chumley 07/02/2019 11:44PM

He guest starred on Miami Vice ** -- WestyHokie 07/02/2019 11:25PM

Saved chrysler and helped resurrect american auto -- lazarus1 07/02/2019 10:42PM

Made a very reliant automobile ** -- vt90 07/03/2019 07:23AM

It was an o K Car ** -- JoesterVT 07/03/2019 09:13AM

But there are newer models on the Horizon ** -- JoesterVT 07/03/2019 09:15AM

Government bailout saved Chrysler ** -- CPRVHokie 07/02/2019 11:06PM

Gov loaned them money to stay afloat -- Vienna_Hokie 07/02/2019 11:47PM

10 years ago it was Chevy suburbans** -- Hokie1992 07/03/2019 07:56AM

If I had a million dollars, I’d buy you a Kcar. A nice Reliant automobile. ** -- Gobble Gobble 07/03/2019 01:12AM

Only after you break into the old apartment to steal the keys. ** -- Late 80s Hokie 07/03/2019 07:18AM

Make sure Jane's not there. ** -- King Jaffe Joffer 07/03/2019 08:13AM

She's just the alternative girlfriend, so not likely to be in. ** -- Late 80s Hokie 07/03/2019 09:46AM

How could anyone forget that ** -- VaTechie 07/02/2019 11:13PM

Dunno. Boomers forget their history? Funny part is the company made -- CPRVHokie 07/02/2019 11:17PM

There are better things to bash boomers on -- VaTechie 07/03/2019 09:28AM

Accurate points, couple things to add -- Vienna_Hokie 07/03/2019 09:53AM

Yep excellent added points on TQM model etc. ** -- VaTechie 07/03/2019 10:02AM

They weren't terrible in their day, just normal. Which is not to say -- PhotoHokieNC 07/03/2019 05:58AM

Especially government unions! ** -- EDGEMAN 07/03/2019 05:27AM

That’s not true. I worked at RAAP in the 80’s and we had Dodge pickups -- SWVAHokie 07/03/2019 12:55AM

I grew up watching him speak to the country in those chrysler commercials. ** -- squarerootofone 07/02/2019 10:48PM

Accurate points, couple things to add

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