Lilpup Member Username: Lilpup
Post Number: 2231 Registered: 06-2004
| Posted on Sunday, May 27, 2007 - 2:22 pm: | |
Something strikes me as really wrong with this - it's as if he lost sight of the fact that HIS company used to be the/a engineering innovator. As much as I appreciate Bill Ford Jr.'s personal touch, thank God they have an engineer back at the company's helm. http://freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll /article?AID=/20070527/COL06/7 05270678 |
Larryinflorida Member Username: Larryinflorida
Post Number: 340 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Sunday, May 27, 2007 - 5:43 pm: | |
The Brain Trust that determined how autos pushed themselves down the road used to be located in an Albert Kahn designed building in Detroit. He's saying the development and entities working toward new propulsion technology are spread out and not centered where cars are made. I strongly believe Michigan could position itself to have that back, and that the rings of design and manufacturing could again, spring outward from Detroit. But ya'll have to seriously fire some politicians to do that. And I mean soon. |
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard
Post Number: 3206 Registered: 10-2004
| Posted on Sunday, May 27, 2007 - 6:37 pm: | |
And just why should Michigan be the locus for change? It's doubtful that Toyota would even have any MI facilities whatsoever if it weren't for the UoM being in AA. And, BTW, Toyota just announced another (indirect) Indiana expansion. Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, and points south are the expected loci for meaningful automotive manufacturing. GM and Chrysler will survive--but as smaller entities than at present. |
Larryinflorida Member Username: Larryinflorida
Post Number: 341 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Sunday, May 27, 2007 - 6:39 pm: | |
Money. Overpay them. It's worth it. Silicon Valley became an electromagnet for PhD's that way. And the manufacturing base was right up the road. (Message edited by Larryinflorida on May 27, 2007) |
Oldredfordette Member Username: Oldredfordette
Post Number: 1820 Registered: 02-2004
| Posted on Sunday, May 27, 2007 - 6:40 pm: | |
In the meantime, prominent conservative writer Ben Stein gets it right: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05 /27/business/yourmoney/27every .html?_r=1&ref=business&oref=s login |
Larryinflorida Member Username: Larryinflorida
Post Number: 342 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Sunday, May 27, 2007 - 6:43 pm: | |
Yep, I said that the new Deloreans and Iacoccas were needed to make stuff we want. Ben agrees. The argument that a wind tunnel dictates shape for all makers, is true to a degree. But we will work within that parameter to make it sexy. (Message edited by Larryinflorida on May 27, 2007) |
Lilpup Member Username: Lilpup
Post Number: 2232 Registered: 06-2004
| Posted on Sunday, May 27, 2007 - 9:25 pm: | |
Find enough fuel saving elsewhere and the wind tunnels won't matter |