Where was Consumer Reports ???
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And then there is the controversial topic of cost-cutting. As recently as December, Toyota was asking its suppliers to reduce parts costs by 30% over the next three years. That followed an earlier program begun in 2005 that grouped automotive components into categories and tried to lower costs on each one.
http://money.cnn.com/2010/02/01/auto...tune/index.htm
as mentioned earlier.... can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear.
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And then there is the controversial topic of cost-cutting. As recently as December, Toyota was asking its suppliers to reduce parts costs by 30% over the next three years. That followed an earlier program begun in 2005 that grouped automotive components into categories and tried to lower costs on each one.
http://money.cnn.com/2010/02/01/auto...tune/index.htm
as mentioned earlier.... can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear.
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Truly earth shattering news. (Yawn) I'm sure Ford never used similar tactics and ended up with things like the brakes on my 2005 F-150, or the Solenoid that controls the front hubs, or the front wheel bearings, or the IWEs, or the .... People who live in glass houses ...