I would not want to be in the shoes of the GM engineering management right now . . .
But let's all be sure not to rag on the GM owners (too much), especially those that own the vehicles affected. One of the factors that's made the FMC the success that it is today is the long-running competition between them and GM and Chrysler/Dodge (currently owned by Fiat) and the more recent surge in import popularity. Many GM owners sought to buy American, so suggest to them to consider the FMC, the other American car.
All makes will have QC issues - my 98 SHO had the infamous cam sprocket issue. But it was not deemed by Ford to be cost-effective to recall and repair/replace it. I was quite ****** off at the time this came up. But what GM has done through the cover-up for over a decade takes things to a whole new level, especially considering that the bail-out may have been their "out" for liability.
When FMC chose the high road amid the offer of bail-outs, they separated their business model to align more with a free market and away from the poisonous temptation being offered by the feds. Since then, it has not been the same FMC that should have taken responsibility for the cam sprocket issues of the Gen 3 SHOs, but one more focused on standing out through better quality. Alan Mulally is the real deal, and it shows in the performance of his company.
Sorry for the rant. I'm just ticked off with the lack of accountability coming from GM and wanted to bring to light how government involvement is never the answer. No, I am not affiliated in any way with FMC.
But let's all be sure not to rag on the GM owners (too much), especially those that own the vehicles affected. One of the factors that's made the FMC the success that it is today is the long-running competition between them and GM and Chrysler/Dodge (currently owned by Fiat) and the more recent surge in import popularity. Many GM owners sought to buy American, so suggest to them to consider the FMC, the other American car.
All makes will have QC issues - my 98 SHO had the infamous cam sprocket issue. But it was not deemed by Ford to be cost-effective to recall and repair/replace it. I was quite ****** off at the time this came up. But what GM has done through the cover-up for over a decade takes things to a whole new level, especially considering that the bail-out may have been their "out" for liability.
When FMC chose the high road amid the offer of bail-outs, they separated their business model to align more with a free market and away from the poisonous temptation being offered by the feds. Since then, it has not been the same FMC that should have taken responsibility for the cam sprocket issues of the Gen 3 SHOs, but one more focused on standing out through better quality. Alan Mulally is the real deal, and it shows in the performance of his company.
Sorry for the rant. I'm just ticked off with the lack of accountability coming from GM and wanted to bring to light how government involvement is never the answer. No, I am not affiliated in any way with FMC.
