Good Or Bad Idea? Japanese Government Now Wants To Standardized Auto Parts

Eldard = troll

This doesn't make sense. So now when a disaster happens more vehicles will be effected since they all use the same parts? The idea that multiple manufacturer's producing the same part quickly falls apart when it comes to real life. If everybody makes exactly the same part including tolerances and such, the person who can produce that part the cheapest will very quickly gain a monopoly in that sector. Soon if a disaster does strike, no one else will be producing that part as they aren't set up for it.

spread multiple parts makers across the global. One area gets wiped out you now have other sources.

Now the question is will a Toyota, Honda, and Suzuki all share standardized alternators, AC units, ect?

If so then one recall will affect millions across the board!

I get that theory, but it doesn't work.

These standardized parts are supposed to lower costs by increasing quantity and allowing the shops to setup for larger production runs. Splitting that production into smaller production centers around the world will only increase the initial cost of investment in buying the tooling required, and it will also increase the material/overhead costs as well since you are no longer doing as large of production runs.

On top of all of this there is the labour cost question. Countries like China will be able to produce these parts far cheaper then Countries like Germany, Japan and the USA due to wages and unions.

If you were an automotive manufacturer who is forced into picking from a list of pre-fabricated components, why on earth would you buy the ones that are 2-10 times more expensive just because they are local? The local ones won't be better quality, and if you're setting up a production run, it doesn't matter if it takes 2 months after ordering or 2 days after ordering to get the parts since the parts will sit in a warehouse close to your production facility anyway.

Wasn't the regualar Japanese fan boys saying two days ago the Japanese government never manipulates or gets involved in the car business.Make more appliances.The dumb Aerican public will buy it.

Just make them in China and Mexico and your covered.

"Good Or Bad Idea? Japanese Government Now Wants To Standardized Auto Parts"

- They must not want me to buy another Japanese car. Toyota uses plenty of parts across multiple vehicle platforms. This makes the cars nothing more than appliances. Why not go all the way? Toyota buyers wouldn't care anyway.

I think Toyota buyers would care, in fact, I can see them rejoicing when they can pull the belt off of their Japanese clothes dryer and use it as a replacement timing belt.

@Eldard:

Much better than the quality of your comments though.

Good idea. This will bring down the price of parts due to competition.

The problem with this is competitiveness what if I have a better part then what Nissan and Toyota are using my part saves more gas but i still would have to use their part or share my ideal NO THANKS

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