LA Times: Toyota workers raised safety concerns with bosses in 2006 memo

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  1. a1a1a1

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    Toyota workers raised safety concerns with bosses in 2006 memo - latimes.com

    "Assembly line worker Wakatsuki has seen what he calls the deterioration in working conditions and product quality.

    In an interview, he listed a litany of concerns, including outsourcing key design work and shortening the trial-and-error period for new cars.

    'We used to test every one of our cars for safety and quality,' said the rail-thin Wakatsuki, a 45-year Toyota veteran. 'Now we do maybe 60%. The old 100% is a thing of the past.'"
     
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  2. JimN

    JimN Let the games begin!

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    Fast & cheap doesn't produce good. No surprise. Toyota wanted to be "big, like GM" & got its wish. Nothing like having the buyer do the beta testing to boost the bottom line.
     
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    And then, if the issues that are identified by the owners are too expensive to develop a fix for, you can always dismiss the issue as operator error. :eek: That will buy you at least 3 to 4 years before things get bollixed up enough where you are forced to develop a fix for the issue(s).
     
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