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Re:What caused all the supply chain bottlenecks? by nickff on Thursday October 28, 2021 @07:13PM (#29033264)
>"GM and the rest of Detroit got their rear ends handed to them because they'd underinvested in fuel-efficient engine designs (the lost 70s) and grown lazy in reliability."

You're leaving out some pressures which caused Detroit to be un-competitive in the small car space, including high labor costs.

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Re:What caused all the supply chain bottlenecks? by wombatpm on Thursday October 28, 2021 @08:02PM (#29033643)
I owned a 79 Ford Mustang in 1986. By 1988 and 88k miles the engine was shot because it was an underpowered 2liter 4 cylinder with a turbo. Detroit was uncompetitive because they made sucky cars. To this day I haven’t owned another Ford and never will.
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