Drago
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That's plausible at face value, but seeing as the bulk of "Japanese" cars aren't actually made in Japan I don't think the idea holds water.
But they are made using Japanese manufacturing processes and quality control.That's plausible at face value, but seeing as the bulk of "Japanese" cars aren't actually made in Japan I don't think the idea holds water.
QC? They do seem to have a fair number of recalls though on Toyotas, HondasBut they are made using Japanese manufacturing processes and quality control.
QC? They do seem to have a fair number of recalls though on Toyotas, Hondas
Maybe that is because the Japanese find a fault and fix it, whereas everyone else just ignores it?
But they are made using Japanese manufacturing processes and quality control.
If you go anywhere in Africa, where people will run a car until it actually breaks apart and where the terrible roads and lack of maintenance destroy everything, there's only one name: Toyota. Many trucks are very old Bedfords because they can be fixed by the roadside by a bush mechanic.
But surely if the cars are so well designed and QCd before they leave the test track and factory, a fault leading to the recall of hundreds of thousands of cars already on the road shouldn’t happen...and certainly not time and time again and major faults at thatMaybe that is because the Japanese find a fault and fix it, whereas everyone else just ignores it?
What about all the other ones?This is, I'm afraid, rot.
The biggest recall of recent years for Toyota was to do with faulty airbags originating from a subcontractor. Unless every Toyota was crashed at speed into a tree while on its factory test drive they would have no manner by which the problem could be identified in advance. A quick lap of a track, 2 minutes on the rollers, and a close squint by a man in white gloves will not discover such faults.
Toyota were actually pretty reasonable in replacing millions worldwide and at great cost to themselves - the airbag manufacturer went to the wall so Toyota had no one to extract compensation from. Compare this with, say, Hotpoint, who were happy to let peoples houses burn down and still didn't issue a recall for 4 or 5 years, and who still have failed to comprehensively refund or replace affected units.