Automotive Synthesis Paper

8/18/2019 Automotive Synthesis Paper

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Jack Bordonaro

Ms. Caruso

UWRT 1103

1 March 2016

Planes, Trains, and Auo!o"ile#s Bailous

Workin$ on and readin$ a"ou cars has "een a %assion o& !ine since ' reali(ed ha

cars can dri)e &aser han ' could run or &aser han ' could ride a "ike . Wih !e no* "ein$ a

car o*ner, enhusias, and "usiness !a+or ' *aned o look a ho* he auo!oi)e indusr

has "een chan$ed o)er he ears s%eci&icall in re$ards o he !uli-"illion-dollar "ailou o&

eneral Moors and Chrsler Auo rou% in 200/ and u% unil he %resen. ' had no clue he

indusr *as so co!%le and ' *as oall una*are o& ho* !uch o& a "usiness sense ou

need o o%erae in i e&&eci)el. irs o&&, readin$ he ar$u!ens and he sides aken o)er

*heher or no o "ail ou *o !a+or co!%anies, eneral Moors and Chrsler, *as "eond

!e. n %a%er, "a!a $a)e hese co!%anies *a oo !uch !one "ecause hese co!%anies

*ere oo &ar $one in he sense ha he could no "e reco)ered. We s%en &or-nine "illion

dollars o "ail ou car !anu&acurers *ih a *en-ei$h-"illion-dollar !arke ca%. 'n oher

*ords, *e s%en &or-nine "illion o sa)e co!%anies *orh *en-ei$h "illion4 5The

Un%o%ular uccess&ul Auo Bailou7. Then here *ere he %eo%le decidin$ u%on he "ailou

*ho looked a he hree !illion *orkers ha *ould ha)e "een %u on he une!%lo!en lis

and %assed he "ill. ' canno sa ha ' "la!e he! &or no &irin$ ha a!oun o& unsus%ecin$

%eo%le. Be&ore readin$ hese aricles, ' *as dead se ha he $o)ern!en !ade a !isake in

"ailin$ ou he "i$ hree A!erican auo !akers, "u no* ' undersand ha he cos o& &indin$


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hree !illion ne* +o"s *ould "e *orse han "ailin$ ou he co!%anies. Tha !an currenl

e!%loed %eo%le *orkin$ &or an a)era$e hourl *a$e o& 819.3: %er hour *ould easil

ou*ei$h &or-nine "illion dollars in he lon$ run 5Asse!"l ;ine Worker7. ' is a *onder

ha he "ailou *orked, "u eneral Moors and Chrsler are no*here close o "ein$ in he

clear *hen i co!es o heir &riends on ca%ial hill.

alaries and "ud$e oals are no he onl hin$s ha are incor%oraed ino runnin$ a

!a+or auo!oi)e deail 5Wh are Auo!akers Recallin$ so Man Cars7. The ne* %ro"le!

ha is "ein$ &aced "e*een he auo!oi)e indusr and U $o)ern!en ha ' disco)ered

&ro! The Chicago Tribune *as ha e)en a&er his &inancial de" had "een so!eho* %aid o&&,

eneral Moors and Chrsler are sill ne$ai)el di$$in$ he!sel)es, and !a"e in he &uure

us as consu!ers, ino a dee%er hole. Jus in 201: alone, eneral Moors had 13.< !illion

)ehicles recalled due o a &aul i$niion s*ich ha *ould allo* he dri)er o urn he car o&&

*ih heir knee, "ecause he ke &o" *as oo lar$e, *hile dri)in$ and caused !an &aal

accidens 5Wallace7. An easil a)oida"le !isha% i& correced earl on. Man co!%anies oher

han eneral Moors are also "ein$ disco)ered no* &or no &ollo*in$ sric $o)ern!en

$uidelines ha ensure our sa&e as car "uers and he en)iron!en. These co!%anies are

no* %ain$ &or heir !isakes4 *ice or hree i!es o)er *hich is hel%in$ no one.

=olks*a$en has had o recall a )as a!oun o& heir )ehicles due o heir PCM co!%uer

!odule runnin$ ille$al codes ha do no a"ide " he sandard U e!issions $uidelines

5Ahle7. 'n oher *ords, he cars *ere runnin$ oo dir &or he en)iron!enal sandards se in

%lace " he >PA &or e)er car !anu&acurer . Anoher ea!%le o& carelessness and la(iness

&ro! a !a+or co!%an !an rus and de%end on. The horri"le hin$ is ha our auo!oi)e


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econo! !i$h "e &lourishin$ ri$h no* and hel%in$ our o)erall econo! recu%erae i&

)ehicles *ere "uil he ri$h *a in he &irs %lace. Accordin$ o Ward Auto Magazine, each

recall, de%endin$ on he se)eri, can cos auo!oi)e &ir!s o *ihdra* !illions and e)en

"illions o& dollars4 5Po%e7. ' kno* *ha ou are hinkin$, recalls are !andaor o !ainain

he %u"lic#s sa&e and ' a$ree, "u *ha i& ' old ou ha he C> o& ia Chrsler Auo

rou%, er$io Marchionne, has anoher heor or e)en %lan a"ou he near &uure &or recalls,

'& e&&eci)el his &re?uenc o& recalls "eco!es a nor!, i& e)er"od sars doin$ his, hen '

hink ou *ill see his cos "ein$ shi&ed o he consu!er, i *ill rans&er isel& o)er ono he

sellin$ %rice o& he )ehicle4 5Po%e7. ' can sa no* ha no !aer *ha side o& he %oliical

s%ecru! ou are on, ou *ill "e disa%%oined and !a"e e)en a lile "i in&uriaed ha

hese auo!oi)e %o*erhouses !a "e %ro!%in$ a recall a4 on he ne car ou "u. @o

one *ans o "e old ha he are %ain$ !ore han *ha he are alread s%endin$ +us o

co)er he co!%an in case so!ehin$ *as no %u o$eher correcl. Tha %ro"le! is all on

he co!%an and in no *a should "e added o he alread hi$h %rices o& cars.

Clearl here is no eas soluion siin$ in &ron o& us ha can sol)e all de" a&&iliaed

*ih he auo!oi)e *orld and &i e)er car ha has had a !al&uncion no !aer ho* !inor

a %ro"le! i !a "e. We *an our cars o "e sa&e and su&&icien *ihou a *ha i&4 lurkin$

o)er our head or in his case, in our sunroo&. Tooa alone has killed /< %eo%le in he %as

ear due o heir uninended acceleraion en$ine recall and hese "i$ shos hi$h u% in he

indusr are no* sain$ ha he are $oin$ o char$e he consu!er so ha so!ehin$ like

his *ill no ha%%en a$ain 5Ahle7. ' undersand he era %recauion he ha)e &or sa&e, "u

o char$e he %eo%le ha )er *ell !a "e a&&eced " hese !isha%s is cruel. These


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co!%anies need o $e heir acs o$eher "ecause he are %oinin$ he &in$er a he *ron$

%eo%le. ' had so !uch res%ec &or eneral Moors and *ihin he!, Che)role, &or "eco!in$

so in)eni)e in he %as &e* ears and addin$ so !an ne* &eaures and "od sles

co!%ara"le o so!e er!an !ade )ehicles, "u no* ' see ha he did no *holl do heir

+o"s and cu corners. Wihou his snhesis %a%er and in?uir %ah ' *ould sill "e na)e

enou$h o hink eneral Moors and ia Chrsler *ere $enuine and !isundersood "

re%u"licans o%%osin$ he "ailou.


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Ahle, e)en. o* Much Did he M Bailou Reall CosE DC Clothesline. 2019. We". 2<

e". 2016.

Asse!"l ;ine Worker, Auo!oi)e alar 5Unied aes7 Unied aes o!e Chan$e

Counr DonF ee Wha Gou Are ;ookin$ &orE Assembly Line Worker, Automotive

Salary. 2016. We". 2< e". 2016.

Po%e, Bron. M Recall Crisis Creaes Ri%%le >&&ec on 'ndusr. GM ecall Crisis Creates

i!!le "##ect on $ndustry. 1 Jul 201:. We". 2< e". 2016.

The Price o& he M RecallsH Ad)ice &or Mar Barra I no*led$e a Wharon.

%no&ledge, Wharton The 'rice o# the GM ecalls Advice #or Mary (arra Comments.

We". 2< e". 2016.

The Un%o%ular, uccess&ul Auo Bailou. The American 'ros!ect . 201:. We". 2K e".

2016.

Wallace, re$or. Auo Bailou ill ;ar$el Un%o%ular. C))Money. Ca"le @e*s

@e*ork, 2016. We". 2< e". 2016.

Wh Are Auo!akers Recallin$ so Man CarsE Chicagotribune*com. 13 Jan. 2016. We".

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