WOW, Ford listens to its buyers

Ruger said:

If the accounting department has more influence than the marketing department, then they both have more influence than the engineering and design department, and the consumer has no voice or chance at all. Who asked for a Chevrolet Cavalier? It was a kluged-together nightmare with a front end borrowed from one model, a rear end borrowed from another, and a drive train borrowed from a third. The engineers didn't come up with that idea, nor die the buying public ask for it. Dollar signs drove that failed notion, and in the end it was dollar signs that killed it.

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Ruger said:

If the accounting department has more influence than the marketing department, then they both have more influence than the engineering and design department, and the consumer has no voice or chance at all. Who asked for a Chevrolet Cavalier? It was a kluged-together nightmare with a front end borrowed from one model, a rear end borrowed from another, and a drive train borrowed from a third. The engineers didn't come up with that idea, nor die the buying public ask for it. Dollar signs drove that failed notion, and in the end it was dollar signs that killed it.

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Nick@Apollo-Optics said:

If you haven’t read it already, I think you’d enjoy this book.

Car Guys vs. Bean Counters by Bob Lutz.

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/309185/car-guys-vs-bean-counters-by-bob-lutz/9781591846222/

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ams mike said:

the title of the book alone got my attention, may have to check it out!

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Nick@Apollo-Optics said:

It's an interesting read. Talks about a lot of the garbage GM cars made in the 80s and 90s that were just thrown together from 2-3 different vehicles and marketed as "new."

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Blockaderunner said:

Same as if the libtards looked at the true facts about weapons the 2nd A wouldn't be an issue.

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Swacer said:

Everyone...we found our idiot.

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