Jerbear

The Autos and Mentality That Ruined Detroit

I have been a supplier to the big six automakers for the past 15 years.

GM, Ford, Chrylser, Toyota, Honda and Nissan all have their own way of doing business and their own personalities.

GM and Chrysler are the worst of the bunch. They are bloating bureaucratic monsters that manage by intimidation. They intimidate their employees and suppliers to control and motivate. The unions control the plants which are over paid and over staffed.

No one is allowed to make a decision and they constantly move people around so that no one is accountable or can complete anything they start. Common Sense has left the building a long time ago.

Ford is better but not by much.

It would not be good for the USA to loose a company as large as GM. Management screwed it up long ago and it is beyond repair. Putting money into them would be a very bad investment.

Is There Any Hope for the Big Three Auto Makers?

I have been a supplier to the big six for 15 years. They all have their own way of doing business and their own personality.

GM is the worst of the bunch. They are a bureacratic nightmare. They manage their people and their suppliers by intimindation. No one is allowed to make a decision without upper management approval that just bogs everything down. Upper management is inaccessible and won't empower anyone.

Commons sense is not to be found at GM. They move people around so much that no one ever finishes a project they started.

Without a major shake up of upper management they will go down the tubes and in my humble opinion they deserve everything they get.