Why do american auto manufacturers always want to set standards like japanese auto manufacturers?

Question

just seems americans did so much better before we tried to do this.totaly different culture and way of living.and the big 3 are slowly sinking

Answer 1

When the Japanese entered the US auto industry with quality products the American manufacturers could not stand up to them. I think it was Theory Z or something like that where American companies applied Japanese methods to working. I wrote my sociology paper on this. I was the only one to say it just doesn't work. One because the Japanese have a throw away work force-wives are often used in times of greater need and then just not used at other times. Two Japanese have different standards of working. The proper Japanese man will work all hours to prove that he is a good worker. Three They try to raise company togetherness with morning exercises and other plans. Four The Japanese only have certain people that are allowed to rise to management, the peons remain the peons. None of this will work here. We're just not going for it. The best part of Theory Z was that Japanese managers were rotated so that they knew all aspects of the job. That is excellent as opposed to the bureaucratic way Americans do business. Here managers rise to the height of their incompetance. The Japanese train their managers on all aspects of the job and you are required to perform.
The big three are sinking because they have allowed union wages to rise so high that they have priced themselves out of making an excellent product. I'm all for unions but you have to remember that the job is only worth so much to the employer. While I endorse buying only American products, I have always bought Japanese autos since they stopped rusting so quick and have had excellent cars. I was so tired of cars that just had problem after problem. Want to hear about just how bad that Lincoln was or the 4 mpg I was getting and the dealer couldn't fix it? I couldn't keep it on the road and found myself standing all alone in various places quite often. I bought a Nissan truck and would have just bought another but they have lowered their standards and are now competing at an American level so I bought a Honda. Man did they ever lie about the mileage. Green rating my *ss. So I may be going American next time. Maybe that will help.

Answer 2

It's all about maintaining a competitive edge.

Japanese and German automobile manufacturers became synomous with quality and efficiency.

During the gasoline "crisis" people turned to smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles. The foreign manufacturers were able to cater to this demand. American auto manufacturers were left with a lot of excess inventory. There were massive layoffs.

Finally, the American auto manufacturers hit upon a new idea. Instead of investing in R & D to catch up with the compact and sub-compact foreign cars and re-tooling their factories—which would have been extremely expensive—they decided to push SUVs.

The American auto manufacturers marketed SUVs as being roomier vehicles and more prestigious. Americans fell for it. SUV sales skyrocketed, despite higher gas prices. At the same time, the quality of American autos was perceived to be not as high as their European and Asian counterparts.

As a selling point, the American manufacturers realized that they had to change the consumers' perceptions concerning the quality of American automobiles and the the standards of the American automobile manufacturer. This had to be done to achieve a competitive edge over the foreign manufacturers.

Answer 3

I love any cars American German Japanese etc etc but i can only say with my own personal experience and i am not counting every car built by the makers but for me against the American cars i have owned the Japanese ones have been 100% more superior. Even my bro now has two Japanese cars where he had a Japanese and an American car before this new one.

Answer 4

well japanese cars are not all crap!

the higher end Jap cars are WAY better then the higher end American cars in terms of performance technology design anyday

the only thing american cars had on jap cars was maybe that they were made more "tough" and "hard to wear down"
but even today Jap cars are high quality in that respect.

still , gota love the dodge charger (B-body)!!!!!!!!! awesum car