College Graduates See US Automotive Industry As An Unstable, Dead End Career Path

Michigan’s signature automotive industry has an image problem with the young talent it needs to grow and prosper.

That’s the main conclusion from a new survey being released and discussed today at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference.

The survey of 900 respondents, consisting of youths aged 17-24 and adult influencers including parents and educators, raises two key concerns:

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Garry44 - 5/28/2014 11:14:40 AM

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For those of us who advocated against bailouts for GM and Chrysler before the ill-conceived GM bankruptcy, this recognition of persistent problems plaguing the domestic automobile industry is small consolation. Unfortunately, the picture is clouded by the universe of first and second-tier suppliers whose existence depends, in large part, on one of the "Big Three."

JDMUSMuscle - 5/28/2014 3:03:19 PM

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As you can see, there really are not many things in the U.S. that have a good image.

Here are the things that the U.S. is well known for.

1. Military
2. Junkfood
3. Automobiles
4. Software/Electronics
5. Finance

Well, military. Even though I support the U.S. military in general, you do not see many people supporting them (Not just in the U.S.)

And junkfood? Is this really the kind of culture that you want to have?

Automobiles. No comment. Basically the U.S. auto industry is as good as dead.

Software/Electronics. I guess only like Google is somewhat doing great here, but other than that, all the other companies like Apple, Microsoft and such have to compete with the Koreans and Chinese. So practically, the U.S. does not rule this market as well.

And finance. Ya. Look what happened with Lehman Brothers.

So I guess in this case, the only American thing that has a real "good" image is...I guess just military? And maybe some software companies like Google? Wow, really? That's it?

Now you know why the rich people like Scott Disick (An American-born man who apparently received knighthood from the Queen of England and now wishes to address himself as the "Lord" Disick) does not want to associate themselves with America but more with Europe.

But then again, I guess it is unfair to compare the United States to Europe, as the European countries like England, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and such have the brands that are simply unrivaled and they have a long history with a lot of things....when the Americans generally just throw their stuff away, or sell them off. It's like a cultural thing, the American culture is usually about just disposable stuff, when the Europeans tend to value heritage.