Comments on: Automotive Industry Collapse Quickens, Toyota and Honda Now Asking For Loans and GM Issues Going Concern Notice http://gm-volt.com/2009/03/05/automotive-industry-collapse-quickens-toyota-and-honda-now-asking-for-loans-and-gm-issues-going-concern-notice/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:51:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: User-Centered Design, Part II (+ Design for Human Emotions) | The Adventures of Graduate School http://gm-volt.com/2009/03/05/automotive-industry-collapse-quickens-toyota-and-honda-now-asking-for-loans-and-gm-issues-going-concern-notice/#comment-155761 User-Centered Design, Part II (+ Design for Human Emotions) | The Adventures of Graduate School Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:15:04 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1552#comment-155761 [...] future; any products designed for everyday consumers will be user-centered. I had talked about the failure of the automobile industry being a result of a lack of customization; a lack of user input. For another example of [...] [...] future; any products designed for everyday consumers will be user-centered. I had talked about the failure of the automobile industry being a result of a lack of customization; a lack of user input. For another example of [...]

]]> By: Seats http://gm-volt.com/2009/03/05/automotive-industry-collapse-quickens-toyota-and-honda-now-asking-for-loans-and-gm-issues-going-concern-notice/#comment-154950 Seats Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:07:37 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1552#comment-154950 cool pics cool pics

]]> By: User-Centered Design | The Adventures of Graduate School http://gm-volt.com/2009/03/05/automotive-industry-collapse-quickens-toyota-and-honda-now-asking-for-loans-and-gm-issues-going-concern-notice/#comment-154617 User-Centered Design | The Adventures of Graduate School Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:15:58 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1552#comment-154617 [...] and desires. In a Management course that I took last year, we discussed how a major reason for the collapse of the auto industry (besides the economy) has been a major lack of customization. Cars are built the way the designers [...] [...] and desires. In a Management course that I took last year, we discussed how a major reason for the collapse of the auto industry (besides the economy) has been a major lack of customization. Cars are built the way the designers [...]

]]> By: Gman http://gm-volt.com/2009/03/05/automotive-industry-collapse-quickens-toyota-and-honda-now-asking-for-loans-and-gm-issues-going-concern-notice/#comment-100544 Gman Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:29:14 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1552#comment-100544 Folks: for far "more truth" concerning vehicles and their reliability and failures, try perusing "CarComplaints.com." And specifically find the list for the vehicles with the most reported problems. http://www.carcomplaints.com/top_vehicles.shtml See where the 2001 Honda Civic and 2003 Honda Accord fall. Does Consumer Reports tell you anything about this? Go on-line and research Honda transmissions (Honda Transmission Problems) for the period of the late 1990's through the mid-2000's and tell me with a straight face that there aren't countless hair-raising failures. Honda's response, deny the problem or put a replacement transmission back in with the SAME FAILURE MODE left intact so it can again fail within a couple of years or so. Consumer Reports doesn't even list the 2003 Honda Accord as having any "transmission problems!" Why did it take 7+ years for Consumer Reports to even finally indicate millions of Toyota's could suffer complete engine failures due to "sludging?" "Click and Clack" indicated in a column in 2001 they were already well aware of this problem as were other mechanics! Someone in the building where I worked had a complete Camry engine failure just outside their initial 3yr/36,000 mile warranty period. The engine was replaced at HIS EXPENSE. This was prior to the more common knowledge of the problem and the extension of the warranty to 8yrs/100,000 miles as a means to settle the class-action lawsuit -- before it finally arrived in court. Now, do you think someone who tells you you're dumb for purchasing anything other than Toyota (and especially citing Consumer Reports) is going to stand-up publically and admit a complete engine failure just outside the warranty period? NOT ON YOUR LIFE! Of course Toyota has "a good reputation." None of the owners stand up and tell the truth in public. They instead "quietly" fix the problem and sell or trade the vehicle. Seriously, I have yet to meet a Honda or Toyota owner who will "blast" their vehicle in public even AFTER SUFFERING MAJOR EXPENSIVE problems. They are at least starting to do it on-line. Folks: for far “more truth” concerning vehicles and their reliability and failures, try perusing “CarComplaints.com.”
And specifically find the list for the vehicles with the most reported problems. http://www.carcomplaints.com/top_vehicles.shtml
See where the 2001 Honda Civic and 2003 Honda Accord fall. Does Consumer Reports tell you anything about this? Go on-line and research Honda transmissions (Honda Transmission Problems) for the period of the late 1990’s through the mid-2000’s and tell me with a straight face that there aren’t countless hair-raising failures. Honda’s response, deny the problem or put a replacement transmission back in with the SAME FAILURE MODE left intact so it can again fail within a couple of years or so. Consumer Reports doesn’t even list the 2003 Honda Accord as having any “transmission problems!” Why did it take 7+ years for Consumer Reports to even finally indicate millions of Toyota’s could suffer complete engine failures due to “sludging?” “Click and Clack” indicated in a column in 2001 they were already well aware of this problem as were other mechanics! Someone in the building where I worked had a complete Camry engine failure just outside their initial 3yr/36,000 mile warranty period. The engine was replaced at HIS EXPENSE. This was prior to the more common knowledge of the problem and the extension of the warranty to 8yrs/100,000 miles as a means to settle the class-action lawsuit — before it finally arrived in court. Now, do you think someone who tells you you’re dumb for purchasing anything other than Toyota (and especially citing Consumer Reports) is going to stand-up publically and admit a complete engine failure just outside the warranty period? NOT ON YOUR LIFE! Of course Toyota has “a good reputation.” None of the owners stand up and tell the truth in public. They instead “quietly” fix the problem and sell or trade the vehicle. Seriously, I have yet to meet a Honda or Toyota owner who will “blast” their vehicle in public even AFTER SUFFERING MAJOR EXPENSIVE problems. They are at least starting to do it on-line.

]]> By: Nostra Damus http://gm-volt.com/2009/03/05/automotive-industry-collapse-quickens-toyota-and-honda-now-asking-for-loans-and-gm-issues-going-concern-notice/#comment-99367 Nostra Damus Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:17:57 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1552#comment-99367 I will support for GM innovative idea. GM is a brand of all Americans. We should not let other brand step on our GM. GM start the automotive industry and why should we give GM to the Chinese. Maybe because you're a Chinese. :) I think, if GM will lower their pricing and increase their service quality, probably they will get back the confident of those customer change brand. If I we're GM, sell their old GM product in lower cost because they already bailed out. From that, they can start creating hybrid cars without depending on Gas. I have a project when I was on high school, I built a mini car with recyclable energy. I use rechargeable battery, solar panel and wind energy. While the mini car is running, I had a wind absorber in front of the mini car and convert it to an energy (wind energy - wind turbine) and use it to charge the battery and I also use a mini solar panel and it will also charge the back-up battery when it is on idle mode and specially on the parking lot. This project was very successful. I hope GM will get this kind of concept. Unfortunately, because in my country they didn't recognize my project because during that time, they don't feel the economic crisis so I change my skills into a Software Architect. Will, at least I tried to build a project with on my own effort. I will support for GM innovative idea. GM is a brand of all Americans. We should not let other brand step on our GM. GM start the automotive industry and why should we give GM to the Chinese. Maybe because you’re a Chinese. :) I think, if GM will lower their pricing and increase their service quality, probably they will get back the confident of those customer change brand. If I we’re GM, sell their old GM product in lower cost because they already bailed out. From that, they can start creating hybrid cars without depending on Gas.

I have a project when I was on high school, I built a mini car with recyclable energy. I use rechargeable battery, solar panel and wind energy. While the mini car is running, I had a wind absorber in front of the mini car and convert it to an energy (wind energy – wind turbine) and use it to charge the battery and I also use a mini solar panel and it will also charge the back-up battery when it is on idle mode and specially on the parking lot.

This project was very successful. I hope GM will get this kind of concept. Unfortunately, because in my country they didn’t recognize my project because during that time, they don’t feel the economic crisis so I change my skills into a Software Architect. Will, at least I tried to build a project with on my own effort.

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