http://www.businesspundit.com/ford-and-gm-are-costs-the-real-problem/ Entrepreneurship, Startup Companies and Business Philosophy Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:54:25 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.businesspundit.com/ford-and-gm-are-costs-the-real-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-1307 Michael Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:53:41 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com.php5-6.websitetestlink.com/?p=2803#comment-1307 O.K. What's different with Honda and Toyota. Reputattion that's what. Let's look at this another way. If Ford and GM had their reputation in our current market and Toyota and Honda were plauged with the problems that American manufactors had the roles would be reversed. GM and Ford would now be posting profits, not considering a merger. Yes, it does boil down to sales, but owner loyalty means nothing without the companies reputation and history. Sorry, but Ford and GM could have prevented 90% of their troubles a long time ago. O.K. What’s different with Honda and Toyota. Reputattion that’s what. Let’s look at this another way. If Ford and GM had their reputation in our current market and Toyota and Honda were plauged with the problems that American manufactors had the roles would be reversed. GM and Ford would now be posting profits, not considering a merger. Yes, it does boil down to sales, but owner loyalty means nothing without the companies reputation and history. Sorry, but Ford and GM could have prevented 90% of their troubles a long time ago.

]]> http://www.businesspundit.com/ford-and-gm-are-costs-the-real-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-1306 mo Thu, 17 Aug 2006 06:45:48 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com.php5-6.websitetestlink.com/?p=2803#comment-1306 I guess they should have thought about gas prices and people do care about high gas prices! I guess they should have thought about gas prices and people do care about high gas prices!

]]> http://www.businesspundit.com/ford-and-gm-are-costs-the-real-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-1305 Rob Wed, 09 Aug 2006 01:09:28 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com.php5-6.websitetestlink.com/?p=2803#comment-1305 Mike - I love that quote! Mike – I love that quote!

]]> http://www.businesspundit.com/ford-and-gm-are-costs-the-real-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-1304 Mike Tue, 08 Aug 2006 20:13:35 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com.php5-6.websitetestlink.com/?p=2803#comment-1304 As the old saying goes: "You can never shrink your way to greatness!" If your best people are focused on the bottom line and not the top line, bad decisions with locally optimal results will undermine the greater good. As the old saying goes: “You can never shrink your way to greatness!” If your best people are focused on the bottom line and not the top line, bad decisions with locally optimal results will undermine the greater good.

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