Bye Bye Big Three?
Several people have hit on reasons why the big three are in trouble but no one has mentioned the main reason. THE UAW.
You know, I actually had that in one of my posts, but I censored it because of the **** storm I thought it would create. Oh well.
They actually kind of have the industry over a barrel.
The Japanese also have a decidedly different attitude towards work than we do. Their work ethic is all about honor, ours seems to be about benefits after you retire. I think if we could find somewhere in between the two ideas we'd be in a better spot.
Still, UAW or not we need to have more inspired designs coming out of the design studios rather than trying to imitate the boring Japanese economy model. The G8 GT sedan and the new Malibu are OK. Why is the G8 GT NOT a 2 door? Drives me CRAZY.
Does anyone else like the wheels of the car pushed all the way out? What about cab-forward designs? It's all about aerodynamics these days. Everything is an aerodynamic, plastic blob and the wheels have no dish. It's depressing. I don't ever remember cars being so indistinct and uninspiring. There has to be a way to design an economical car that is actually cool. How did he WRX get so popular? It's just a shitbox Impreza with a turbo! Where does American car design fail where Japanese and German cars succeed?
I wonder if people laughed at my econobox Valiant the same way.
