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...things need to change, or Toyota, the world's largest car company by sales, "will not survive."

...If Toyota feels like it's losing ground, then the ground is probably moving.

The problem isn't just one thing, either. It's everything, everywhere, all at once. Chinese automakers are gaining ground quickly and setting a new standard for manufacturing costs. Software is becoming a core part of cutting-edge vehicle. Tariffs are still a thing. The auto industry has seen more upheaval in the last few years than it did over the last several decades...

Toyota has always had extremely strict quality standards...But that could soon change.

The brand is implementing something that it calls "Smart Standard Activity." This is meant to slash...quality standards...Toyota believes it will lower the price of its components...

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[–] GameOverFlow@lemmy.zip 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Toyota did nearly nothing for E-Cars. So of course they will fall.

[–] SmoothLiquidation@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It was so frustrating to watch too since they did so much for pushing hybrids. They were the face of the “eco car” and they could have pivoted to fully electric and people would have just gone with it.

Instead they pulled a Sears. Sears had the catalog business down and would have destroyed upstarts like Amazon if they wanted to pivot to online sales, instead they stuck their head in the sand and suffocated.

[–] Janx@piefed.social 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Or like Blockbuster refusing to adapt, and also not buying Netflix for cheap twice when they had the chance. Or Kodak literally creating the digital camera...

[–] SmoothLiquidation@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Kodak was at least TRYING to be ahead of the curve. They saw the writing on the wall before either Blockbuster or Sears did.

It is hard for a business to realize that their core product is going the way of the buggy whip or ice delivery companies, but I do think it can be done.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Tobacco figured it out...

For better or worse...

(Definitely worse)