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comment by coffeesp00ns
coffeesp00ns  ·  3825 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Nearly every GM model has been recalled as of this year.

A lot of this is showing the fault in using:

1.) Interchangeable parts in varying models of vehicles

2.) using sole manufacturers (or perhaps 2-3 at most) for many parts

3.) using Just-in-time manufacturing, reducing the time for you to check the parts for flaws.

It's a great strategy unless something goes wrong, because then it affects EVERYTHING. When everything operates as it should, it creates billions in sales.