China invasion: Manufacturing assault from overseas giant now targets U.S. auto industry

2
0

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

The American responsible for the plan to import cars made in China “contends he will field cars, made by Chinese automaker Chery, that will be at least 30 percent cheaper than the competition, including a sedan to compete with the vaunted BMW 3 Series that will cost about $19,000, almost half the BMW 3 Series' starting price.”

Even with lax environmental standards for factories, cheap Chinese parts (that are being made there thanks to American automakers looking for cheap parts themselves), and the Chinese currency advantages…. will these cars be competitive? Is it really worth the transportation and supply chain costs to import cars from China? How is it that Toyota is able to build MORE factories in North America to get closer to the customer, while this guy wants to move cars half way around the world? If this is truly economical for them (lowest total supply chain cost), I will really be worried for the future of our manufacturing profession in this country.

Please check out my main blog page at www.leanblog.org

The RSS feed content you are reading is copyrighted by the author, Mark Graban.

, , , on the author's copyright.


What do you think? Please scroll down (or click) to post a comment. Or please share the post with your thoughts on LinkedIn – and follow me or connect with me there.

Did you like this post? Make sure you don't miss a post or podcast — Subscribe to get notified about posts via email daily or weekly.


Check out my latest book, The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation:

Get New Posts Sent To You

Select list(s):
Previous articleToyota expected to build 7th North American plant in Ontario – report –
Next articleU.S. Economy: March Trade Gap Unexpectedly Narrows to $55 Bln
Mark Graban
Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker, and podcaster with experience in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups. Mark's new book is The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation. He is also the author of Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, the Shingo Award-winning books Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, and the anthology Practicing Lean. Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.