| Title: | Cars in the UK |
| Notice: | Please read new conference charter 1.70 |
| Moderator: | COMICS::SHELLEY ELD |
| Created: | Sun Mar 06 1994 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2584 |
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Interesting discussion in my Ethics in Management Class the other
night...
Had nothing to do with Ethics, but the instructor made an interesting
point about how Automobiles are built in various parts of the world....
Americans....build cars that have poor fit, low tolerances, and
require a lot of sheet-metal/self tapping screws to hold the together.
Europeans....build lots of parts to a little closer tolerances than
the Americans, and then match parts up that fit nicely for each car.
Japanese....build many parts to exact tolerances that always match
up to form a nice car, or are rejected and scrapped.
Gil (Born in the UK....living in Albuquerque, New Mexico..)
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| 917.1 | Compairing apples and pears! | UTROP1::BOSMAN_P | Wed Jan 10 1990 07:56 | 11 | |
As all generalisations it's truth is only relative.
You'r not compairing countries but production methods! These a.o.
depend on production numbers, the type of product or market they
are aimed at but also on local production means. See India p.e.
And what about history? Look at the UK, it is part of Europe but...
My point of view is that you have to evaluate each product on its
own merits in the light of its intended purpose.
Peter
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| 917.3 | PEKING::TAYLORG | Bodybuilders do it till it hurts | Wed Jan 10 1990 13:38 | 6 | |
re.0
How many european,japanease cars have done over 150,000+ miles?
This sort of milage is not uncommon over in the US.
Grant
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| 917.4 | SWEEP::ALFORD | ...all civilisation began with beer. | Wed Jan 10 1990 17:30 | 6 | |
lots and lots and lots of Minis....... the last Mini I had was on 175000 the second time round ! :-) | |||||