http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2008/08/12/labor-costs-and-production-costs-where-factories-are-sited/ Chrysler, car, and other discussions by Allpar contributors Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:03:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2008/08/12/labor-costs-and-production-costs-where-factories-are-sited/comment-page-1/#comment-76572 DaveAdmin Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:31:00 +0000 http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/?p=365#comment-76572 Toyota has very large legacy costs right now - they're closing factories without not paying people. Toyota has very large legacy costs right now - they’re closing factories without not paying people.

]]> http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2008/08/12/labor-costs-and-production-costs-where-factories-are-sited/comment-page-1/#comment-76571 Guest123 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:13 +0000 http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/?p=365#comment-76571 Toyota and Honda do not have legacy costs either. They do in fact have quality issues. They never seem to make the front page of the newspapers like the big three though. Toyota and Honda do not have legacy costs either. They do in fact have quality issues. They never seem to make the front page of the newspapers like the big three though.

]]> http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2008/08/12/labor-costs-and-production-costs-where-factories-are-sited/comment-page-1/#comment-76547 DaveAdmin Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:13:27 +0000 http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/?p=365#comment-76547 Keep in mind that Toyota at least also has UAW factories in North America that do just fine. In other words, it's not the UAW. It IS the way the company is run, from top to bottom, as you say. It's what is prioritized and what isn't, it's how people are promoted and decisions are made, it's where money is invested. Keep in mind that Toyota at least also has UAW factories in North America that do just fine. In other words, it’s not the UAW. It IS the way the company is run, from top to bottom, as you say. It’s what is prioritized and what isn’t, it’s how people are promoted and decisions are made, it’s where money is invested.

]]> http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2008/08/12/labor-costs-and-production-costs-where-factories-are-sited/comment-page-1/#comment-76544 P. Toastman Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:48:25 +0000 http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/?p=365#comment-76544 What I don't understand is how Toyota and Honda (for example) are able to build their vehicles in the USA and Canada at non-UAW factories and they don't seem to have the profitability issues or the quality issues that the "big three" have had for years. What is so different about those operations? Is it the whole company structure from top to bottom? I really don't know, but I'm really tired of hearing "oh, whoa is me" from Ford, GM, and Chrysler collectively. It's like the sky is always falling. What I don’t understand is how Toyota and Honda (for example) are able to build their vehicles in the USA and Canada at non-UAW factories and they don’t seem to have the profitability issues or the quality issues that the “big three” have had for years. What is so different about those operations? Is it the whole company structure from top to bottom? I really don’t know, but I’m really tired of hearing “oh, whoa is me” from Ford, GM, and Chrysler collectively. It’s like the sky is always falling.

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