Subsidized tools are nice, but if your company suffers from very public recalls which damage its long established reputation, the subsidies don’t mean a whole lot.
Yep, those of us in the business here are just shaking our heads and snickering. The chickens have come home to roost for Mattel, they cannot afford to retool their products now, way too much cost out of their pocket. They made their bed, they can lie in it with their commie masters telling them exactly how things will be.