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Originally Posted by Karl F
Ronnie, Dana should have stuck to making axles and transfer cases, you are right. They also manufacture the truck frames for General Motors... was just on Dana Holding company's website.... Dana is in chapter 11 bankruptcy right now... this must be costing Toyota some serious coin... and so far I can find absolutely nothing about frame design or quality changes.......
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As the saying has gone for years in the industry I work in,
American auto makers build vehicles to last as long as the typical loan (5 years) on average.
Then the start to fall apart, forcing americans to buy new again. (keep them and their $$$ coming back)
That worked for my grandfathers generation (Any american who served in WW2) who wouldn't buy or even drive a car made in Japan.
Those days are long gone !