GM's ignition recall issue explained.

mich800 wrote:
Noting new. I have been saying this for 15 years. I have sat down with GM on behalf of my clients listing the escalating raw material cost on some fixed priced purchase orders. There answer was always, too bad, if we change pricing for you we would need to do it for everyone. These stamping plants were closed within several weeks. This was proceed by mandates in the prior years where GM said the new price is 15% lower. We don't care how you do it but that is the price.

So true and add that it's not just the bean counter management, but
their customers too

Wally World anyone? First to out source and capture significant market
share via 'cheapest at any cost' mentality...along with pure bean counter
management metrics (off shore, outsourcing, etc)

"Cheapest at any cost" has the ultimate 'cost' to our society and
the way we live...along with the erosion of our societal values...we
are now so much a throw-a-way society