Honda Adds 437,000 Cars to Recall (What's happening to the Japanese car makers?)

New York Times ^ | 02/11/2010

[LS]

I think when GM and Ford basically exited, the same thing has started to happen to the Japanese that happened to us 20-30 years ago: lack of serious competition makes one lazy and imprecise.

[philetus]

I was kind of wondering if Honda did this in support of Toyota.

[CowboyJay]

spot-on. same thing as happened to Detroit after our currency was debased.

[Clara Lou]

What's happening to Japanese car makers?
Nothing that doesn't happen to all car makers. I think Toyota has been sitting on this gas pedal-thing for years, and it's finally blown up in their faces. As for Honda and airbags, this isn't the first time there have been recalls over airbags. I think your question is silly.

[etcb]

I certainly don’t support Obama and believe he deserves to be criticized for many things, but, isn’t it a bit much to blame him for a 15 month old recall when he has only been in office for 13 months.

I know it may seem sacrilegious to devoted believers in the infallibility of the Japanese car companies, but they may just actually have some quality problems.

[GailA]

Wonder if they farmed stuff out to china?

[SueRae]

If he thinks that giving a lot of play on the Japanese car recalls will incentive us to buy GubMint motor vehicles, he is most sadly mistaken.

[Gaffer]

Yes, about as much sense as Obama blaming Bush for the health
care failure of a Dem House Senate and President.

[norwaypinesavage]

they're made by a company called CTS in Indiana

CTS has a manufacturing plant in China.

[maggief]

Sounds like a threat, (from Government Motors):

http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/Prius-Problems-Surface-Officials-We-re-Not/PTrsIJq0MkWeAjshO3aJiw.cspx

Now Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is telling Reuters News Service: “We’re not through with Toyota.”

[DoughtyOne]

It’s sounding more like the government is an arm of GM rather than the other way around isn’t it.