The Toyota Debacle is Getting Ugly
02-12-2010, 12:18 PM
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The Toyota Debacle is Getting Ugly
A sad comment on Toyota--and our government.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...te3hl18&pos=10
This is all you really need to know:
"Former regulators hired by Toyota Motor Corp. helped end at least four U.S. investigations of unintended acceleration by company vehicles in the last decade, warding off possible recalls, court and government records show."
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...te3hl18&pos=10
This is all you really need to know:
"Former regulators hired by Toyota Motor Corp. helped end at least four U.S. investigations of unintended acceleration by company vehicles in the last decade, warding off possible recalls, court and government records show."
02-12-2010, 12:47 PM
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It is becoming more and more apparent to me that Toyota's reputation of putting the customer first was an illusion. They are pretty much lying in their "apology" commercials, as factories were receiving recall parts before dealers so that they could get the lines moving again while their customers wait.
If it is true about influencing the NTSB to this extent, it is far more egregious than anything I can recall any another auto manufacturer doing. Safety recalls are one thing, covering them up for years as people are injured/killed by your product is quite another.
Toyota and the Government - heads need to roll on both sides.
If it is true about influencing the NTSB to this extent, it is far more egregious than anything I can recall any another auto manufacturer doing. Safety recalls are one thing, covering them up for years as people are injured/killed by your product is quite another.
Toyota and the Government - heads need to roll on both sides.
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02-12-2010, 02:12 PM
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IMO Toyota was never the clean, green, feel good car company everyone seemed to think they were. Yes they have an amazing management style and should be given all the credit due for their high marks in reliability and quality of their mass produced vehicles. They raised the bar in those areas and set a new standard that has moved the automotive business forward.
The reality is that Toyota is just another car company and to get to the size they are took using every advantage they could find and some help from their home government. No different than their competition. They are no better or worse than any other car company they compete with and they should have been treated that way long ago. This recall is more about Toyota being exposed for who they really are by the media and perceptions being changed than the actual issue. The recall is significant and very serious because of the fatalities but it's only staying on the front page of the news because of how Toyota has and is handling the issue.
The reality is that Toyota is just another car company and to get to the size they are took using every advantage they could find and some help from their home government. No different than their competition. They are no better or worse than any other car company they compete with and they should have been treated that way long ago. This recall is more about Toyota being exposed for who they really are by the media and perceptions being changed than the actual issue. The recall is significant and very serious because of the fatalities but it's only staying on the front page of the news because of how Toyota has and is handling the issue.
02-12-2010, 02:17 PM
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That appears to be the nature of the relationship between government and big business. If you've ever watched the documentary "Food Inc.", it shows how the top policy makers are all ex-executives from the companies they now regulate.
02-12-2010, 02:50 PM
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Same thing with the FDA and Big Pharma. The only difference is that the two are even more entwined.
02-12-2010, 03:03 PM
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02-12-2010, 05:32 PM
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Nawww!
Can't happen. It's just a conspiracy theory. I don't believe in conspiracy theories, period. Not even if the evidence is overwhelming! It just doesn't happen.
No matter which way you look at it, the Government's ownership of GM is the real problem, perceived or not.
Can't happen. It's just a conspiracy theory. I don't believe in conspiracy theories, period. Not even if the evidence is overwhelming! It just doesn't happen.
No matter which way you look at it, the Government's ownership of GM is the real problem, perceived or not.
02-12-2010, 07:01 PM
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02-12-2010, 11:54 PM
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I guess it has its advantages since, but it makes you wonder how much people rub elbows or look the other way rather than doing thier job as it should be done.