Originally Posted by
BikeIndustryGuy
Every successful manufacturer squeezes its parts suppliers to lower costs, that's how you survive in competitive manufacturing.
Do you really think GM is benevolent to its suppliers?
So people make Toyota parts to save face, and under duress? how does this explain the better reliability?
Pride? The fact that the quality of one's work affects reputation and family name? It's a cultural thing that seems to have been lost here long ago.