Re: History repeating??

Posted by HH56 On 2008/7/4 12:46:00

Packard V8 said a recovery won't start till GM brings on a depression car. Read today they are doing just that- something that gets 35+ and starts around 15K--of course it's a year away so lots can happen. Chrysler is tying up with a Chinese company in some way as well.

It just boggles the mind how thing have changed--just in the last few years and aside from the shortsightedness of so many. In my field, there used to be a dozen US mfg, some that set the standard. Now there are half that, 1 or 2 might be considered technologically capable but the rest are low end types. All the big ones now are foreign (I work for one), and even the one remaining acclaimed US company sources most of its high end stuff overseas but sells with a US label.

That appears to be happening with autos and just about everything else including education. There are a few brilliant young people coming into the field that quickly move to better things but most of those needed to operate the equipment I install can't even figure out the basics. If it isn't done for them automatically, they can't operate it. I'd wager that is true in the auto industry as well.

Sorry for the rant but the fact nothing was learned the first time just hits a sore spot.