Horsepower should give an idea of the performance, but the results of the performance are what is relevant, not how many ponies there are.

Horsepower should give an idea of the performance, but the results of the performance are what is relevant, not how many ponies there are.

I never mentioned touch screens. I only mentioned that there are issues in general with launching a vehicle. Below is a graph of the failure rate of components over the life of a vehicle. During launch due to manufacturing errors the Early life failures are quite high and most likely have nothing to do with the design…

As stated, all vehicles go through this to varying degrees, based on the circumstance. That said, some manufactures are much better at launching a vehicle than others, see Toyota which has long development times (4-5 years) and great processes/tests to weed out the issues. On the other end you have FCA who has very…

Literally every vehicle launched goes through these growing pains. Some more than others depending on the situation (i.e. amount of change, speed they roll out the launch, etc). I would never buy a first model year vehicle for that reason. It’s really 3 possible issues for initial quality, Engineering issues, Supplier…

I’m speculating here, but they may be blurring that line between trying to pressure people to perform better and neglecting the workers. You know, when you have a terrible boss or coworker, but your management doesn’t listen so you’re stuck in a terrible situation where the only thing that matters is the employee’s…

GM’s labor costs will rise $100 million a year just due to the increases in worker pay...

1st Gear: While both unfortunate facts regarding Ford’s assembly plant. The two issues are most likely not related.

Hey Elizabeth, you can definitely get more than one pull up! Start with some pull downs and work your way up. Just takes consistency (once a week).

Wow that is a lot of hate. There are more options than GM models out there. If their vehicles are truly uncompetitive due to the cost increases, the company and the UAW will have to adapt like they did in 2009. But you still have the equally priced competition to choose from. Either GM will suffer or it won’t, but…

There is some truth here. Specifically the income gap pushing more people the the extremes of the normal distribution of wealth.

Truth right here.

An annual $.50 raise over 4 years would result in an additional $4160 per worker over that time period. The average wage of a UAW worker is $30/hour, so a $.50 raise would be a 1.67% raise... which isn’t great.

While healthcare costs are a huge drag for corporations, it points to a larger issue of healthcare costs in the country and probably something best addressed by the government.

I have nothing against anyone on the “bottom of the ladder” and I don’t have anything against those at the top.

It’s absolutely the same! Everyone has a choice in where they work. Every job has it’s pros and cons, and a strike is a risk in this industry which you should account for when entering it (although not a big one). Why would it be any different?

A Chevrolet Corvair. Rear engine goodness, with the availability of all the GM parts of the era.

GM made $147 billion in revenue last year. They made a net profit of $8.08 billion. This means they spent about $139 billion to get there. These are huge numbers with huge risks if a product isn’t successful. If you’re staying they shouldn’t make a billion dollars, you think they should spend about $146 billion…

GM makes ~10% profit on a good year

GM only makes ~10% profits over their expenses on a good year. Just because they’re making Billions doesn’t mean they’re “making handsome profits”. They’re also spending billions to get there.