Where are they built?

[Bob Trevithick]

Chris.Darringer at schwab.com wrote:

>> I don't mean to malign U.S. auto workers.. I'm sure the majority are true
>> professionals.  But I suspect they work under very great stress, and they
>> are simply human.  Why is it that other countries can produce higher
>> quality products?  Does anyone have any insights into this?
> 
> If what you say is true, I don't think you would see the German and Japanese
> manufacturers making such large investments in American (and, in the case of
> Audi, Hungarian) manufacturing facilities.
> 
> In today's global economy, product quality seems to be more of function of
> things like (1)the experience and reputation of the firm designing,
> building, and supervising the manufacturing of the product and (2) the cost
> of the engineering and materials that go into the product (i.e. you get what
> you pay for).  
> 
> I don't think the things you like or dislike about the cars you mentioned
> can be directly attributed to the people that put the cars together.
> Unless, of course, they heard what you said about them and decided to stick
> a bunch of marbles in the door of your new Mazda :)

LOL!  Yes, I'm sure you're right.. and I do have a very small statistical
sample when just looking at the vehicles I've owned.  Probably just a run of
bad luck..

Best,
Bob