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Old 02-24-2013, 02:02 PM   #105
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Originally Posted by jd10013 View Post
the US car companies could have prevented what happened. in large part they never considered them a serious threat. they completely underestimated Japanese ingenuity and work ethic. there's a reason they were able to succeed here while companies like VW, Renault, and others failed. while they were building more reliable cars, packed with more tech and standard features the domestic companies were laughing and counting their money.

Nero fiddled as Rome burned.
It all started with American toy and electronics companies and then they did the same thing to the auto industry, and the auto industry almost suffered the same fate. History repeated itself and nobody was paying attention.
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