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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 ' &irs heard he

roar o& a !uscle car#s en$ine and reali(ed ha cars can dri)e &aser han ' could run

orrans%or !e &aser han ' could ride a "ike. Wih !e no* "ein$ As a car o*ner, car

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

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

eneral Moors and Chrsler Auo rou% in 200/ and as *ell as !ore recen re$ulaor and

uali issues. u% unil he %resen. As ' sudied hese o%ics, i *as i!!ediael o")ious ha

he auo!oi)e indusr is incredi"l ' had no clue he indusr *as so co!%le. The easies

%ar o& he "usiness !a in &ac "e desi$nin$ he cars and ' *as oall una*are o& ho*

!uch he a!oun o& a "usiness acu!en is reuired sense ou need o undersand i, !uch

less o%erae in i e&&eci)el.

irs o&&, ' "e$an " readin$ he hisor and 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. This is a co!%le issue ha no onl in)ol)es lar$e su!s o& !one and he *ell-"ein$ o&

he U.4. econo!, "u is also a hi$hl e!oional issue in)ol)in$ U4 auo-*orker +o"s. 5n

%a%erookin$ a his &ro! a %urel econo!ical )ie*%oin, Presiden 5"a!a $a)e hese

co!%anies *a oo !uch an incredi"le a!oun o& "ailou !one *hen he %re)ailin$

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hou$h *as ha "ecause hese co!%anies *ere oo &ar $one in he sense ha he could no

"e reco)ered. 7We 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 "illion8 9The Un%o%ular 4uccess&ul Auo Bailou:. Would a

consu!er %a &i&-housand dollars &or a car *orh *en-&i)e housand dollars; ' *ould

hink no, ho*e)er, his issue is !ore co!%le and hu!an han his %urel econo!ic )ie*.

The hu!an side o& his sor is haThen here *ere he %eo%le decidin$ u%on *ihou

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. Wih his hu!an )ie*%oin, i is co!%leel undersanda"le

ha Presiden 5"a!a and he U.4. Treasur <e%ar!en %assed a "ill o sa)e !illions o&

+o"s. Be&ore readin$ hese aricles, ' *as dead se sure 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$

hree !illion ne* +o"s c*ould "e a *orse &inancial choice han "ailin$ ou he co!%anies.

Tha !an currenl e!%loed %eo%le *orkin$ &or an a)era$e hourl *a$e o& =1>.3? %er

hour *ould easil ou*ei$h &or-nine "illion dollars in he lon$ run 9Asse!"l ine

Worker:. eneral Moors and Chrsler#s reco)er and %a"ack o& he "ailou !one is a

%osii)e endin$ &or Presiden 5"a!a and his ad!inisraion' 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 Cca%ial @ hill.

4alaries and "ud$e oals are no he onl hin$s ha are incor%oraed ino runnin$ a

!a+or auo!oi)e deail 9Wh are Auo!akers Recallin$ so Man Cars:. ' disco)ered &ro!

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The Chicago Tribune, that The ne* %ro"le! ha is "ein$ &aced "e*een he auo!oi)e

indusr and U4 $o)ern!en ha ' disco)ered &ro! The Chicago Tribune *as is 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 i'n 201? alone, eneral Moors had 13. !illion )ehicles recalled due o a &aul

i$niion s*ich. As a resul o& he ke &o" "ein$ oo lar$e, ha *ould allo* he a dri)er s

o!i$h accidenall urned he car o&& *ih heir knee, "ecause he ke &o" *as oo lar$e,

*hile dri)in$ and caused !an &aal accidens 9Wallace:. ro! an en$ineerin$ %ers%eci)e,

his is Aan easil a)oida"le desi$n &la*!isha% i& correced earl on in he de)elo%!en o&

he )ehicle, ho*e)er, &iin$ his a&er sellin$ !illions o& )ehicles is ere!el e%ensi)e, no

o !enion ha i erodes consu!er con&idence in eneral Moors and e!oional su%%or &or

he "ailou . 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* &inanciall %ain$ &or heir 7!isakes8 *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 %ur%ose&ull do no

a"ide " he sandard U4 e!issions $uidelines 9Ahle:. 'n oher *ords, he cars *ere runnin$

oo dir &or he en)iron!enal sandards se in %lace " he PA &or e)er car !anu&acurer ,

and olks*a$on so&*are en$ineers added so&*are ha chan$ed he *a he en$ine

%er&or!ed o %ass he s%eci&ic e!issions es. AThis is e anoher ea!%le o& o& shor cus

and carelessness and la(iness &ro! a !a+or auo!oi)e co!%an ha consu!ers are

!an&orced o rus and de%end on. The horri"le hin$ is ha our auo!oi)e econo! !i$h

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"eis acuall &lourishin$ ri$h no* and hel%in$ our o)erall econo! $ro*. @o* !uch !ore

o& an i!%ac he could "e !akin$ on he 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* 7!illions and e)en "illions o& dollars8

9Po%e:. ' e%ec ha kno* *ha ou are hinkin$, ha recalls are !andaor o !ainain he

%u"lic#s sa&e and he auo!o"ile !anu&acurers are res%onsi"le &or an relaed e%enses.

and ' a$ree, "u *ha i& ' old ou ha he C5 o& ia Chrsler Auo rou%, 4er$io

Marchionne, has anoher )ie*heor or e)en %lan a"ou he near &uure &or recalls, 7'&

e&&eci)el his &reuenc 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 )ehicle8 9Po%e:. ' can sa no* ha no !aer *ha Re$ardless on *hich

side o& he "ailou%oliical s%ecru! ou &allare on, ' e%ec ha 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

7recall a8 on he ne car ou "u. Do one *ans o "e old ha he are %ain$ !ore han

*ha he are alread s%endin$ +us o co)er he uali e%ensesco!%an in case so!ehin$

*as no %u o$eher correcl. A uick look a he %rice o& A%%le %hones )ersus Android-

"ased !odels is a %roo& %oin ha he U.4. consu!er has no issues %ain$ &or uali and

inno)aion. @o*e)er, *hen he %rice increase is %ercei)ed as due o a a &or &iin$ !isakes,

consu!ers *ill re)ol and "u &orei$n !odels *hich *ould erode he +o" %roecion as%ec

o& he "ailou. Tha %ro"le! is all on he co!%an and in no *a should "e added o he

alread hi$h %rices o& cars.

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Clearl here is no eas si!%le 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 7*ha

i&8 lurkin$ o)er our head or in his case, in our sunroo&. A Tooa de&ec alone ha)es 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 eecui)es are no* su$$esin$sain$ ha he are $oin$ o

char$e he consu!er so ha so!ehin$ like his *ill no ha%%en a$ain 9Ahle:. ' 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 co!%anies need o $e heir acs o$eher "ecause

he are %oinin$ he &in$er a he *ron$ %eo%le. Wheher auo!o"ile !anu&acurers char$e

consu!er era &or sa&e desi$ns in he ori$inal sicker %rice or i& he add a recall a, he ne

resul is he sa!e cos o consu!ers. @o*e)er, he cos o he erosion o& he !anu&acurers

re%uaion is no eui)alen in each case and coninued sa&e issues *ill ha)e a %ro&ound

e&&ec on %urchasin$ decisions &or $eneraions. ' $ained a $rea deal o& had so !uch res%ec

&or eneral Moors and *ihin he "randhe!, 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 in a%%eal o

so!e er!an !ade )ehicles, "u no* ' "elie)esee ha he did no *holl do heir +o"s and

cu corners. Wihou his snhesis %a%er and inuir %ah ' *ould sill "e naE)e enou$h o

hink eneral Moors and ia Chrsler *ere eecuin$ &la*lessl $enuine and ' *ould ha)e

no !isundersood " so!e o& he reasons ha re%u"licans and ohers o%%osedin$ he

"ailou.

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