With Recalls And Coverups Sweeping The Nation - Which Automakers Do You Still Trust?

Mounting recalls are NOT a black eye to the Auto makers - remembering that there was a time when they did not recall cars - and it was "Let the buyer beware" Recalls are an admission that HUMANS make automobiles and HUMANS are not perfect - Humans make mistakes - but at least they are now making an effort to correct them. And as with anything - they will learn with time how to handle them better.

Remembering the every patient that a doctor sees - will eventually die -
apparently "gods" do not have any extra powers of perfection as well.

Well so far Toyota and GM covered up. It certainly looks like Honda has at this point.

30+ suppliers have pled guilty to price fixing so far. Supplier Takata looks like they covered up as well.

Almost looks like a good part of the industry is lying to or cheating the consumer.

For the automakers, start sending people to jail in criminal cases.
For suppliers do the same and ban the company from use in American bound vehicles.

This isn't fully on the manufacturers.
This is a direct result of going to the lowest bidder for parts.

You are certainly correct, but the lowest bidder mentality is exactly why WalMart continually produces garbage products.

Go buy a Walmart toy and see how that lasts. (maybe a few hours?)

Demanding the lowest possible price always encourages a penny saved here and a penny saved there. That might work on a disposable plastic cup, but not so well on a durable goods like an auto. Actually a few weeks ago Carlos Gohsn was infuriated that one of his suppliers reported a health profit. He assumed they were taken advantage of in pricing.

I guess he never thought it could be from a more effective use of cost controls.

Now you have the problem with Takata where they do not have enough reserve finances (due to low bidding and low profits) to cover the massive recalls. They can easily go out of business and leave the consumer holding the bag.

Somewhere in there is a happy medium, but public safety should not be just a line on a balance sheet.

All of this fallout is just going to encourage federal oversight which is never a good thing.

I don't have a problem with recalls. I have a problem with knowing of a problem and not issuing a recall if that problem is sufficiently dangerous. (In other cases, if a problem is known then either still issue a recall or extend the warranty to cover any repairs related to that problem. Simple.)

Cover-ups are a problem. But as far as who to trust? I don't know. The only company I've really every felt GOOD about in that regard is Subaru. I hope they don't end up playing with peoples' well-being similarly at any point.

BMW, Mazda, Mercedes, Porsche, Ferrari, AMC.

009 - Isn't capitalism great? The market will regulate itself? Why are we even funding those NHTSA clowns anyway, get rid of the whole bunch.

Funny....

Matchbox, Hot Wheels, and Corgi.

Very funny :)

Very funny :)

Ford, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda,

Certainly NOT Toyota for sure by a long shot!