The people that have traditionally been
in charge of the automotive industry were
deeply involved with most aspects of
automotive engineering and repair and
modification and competition.
The big dogs in charge now don't give
two hoots whether or not the products
are practical or durable or put US citizens
to work or not
They're business management school
types that want it built cheap and sold
high. The majority couldn't tell you how
to drain the old oil from their own vehicle
or where to pour the fresh back in.
Since I've been involved, the PTB have
been trying to find a way to eliminate the
old knowledgeable hands, and put
cheap help in instead.
I guess now they're just going to drop
the pretense and have chy nah build
everything A to Z and drop ship em
straight to the customer with the bucks
to pay what they want.
As usual, the customer is the one that
gets bent over and poked