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Nader Scolds U.S. Auto Industry |
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February 27, 2006
Nader's report, "Innovation and Stagnation in Automotive Safety and Fuel Efficiency," details what he sees as glaring oversights by the auto industry, identifying specific missed opportunities in the areas of safety and fuel economy, and provides a blueprint to jolt the domestic industry out of its downward slide. Nader, a longtime auto safety critic, said he is issuing the report now to call on automakers to reverse decades-long trends of putting marketing hype before engineering quality-ignoring advanced product designs and stifling innovation from parts suppliers. "General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler have always preferred to squeeze their suppliers on price rather than seek technological improvements. It's a short-term, bully's approach to a business relationship that should be collaborative, cooperative, and dynamic," Nader charged. "Even as some Japanese and European manufacturers prove that advanced technology sells -- especially in safety and fuel efficiency -- the market-shrinking domestic auto industry thinks that the only path to profitability is penny pinching on parts." The report also underscores the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA's) foot-dragging on new safety and fuel economy technologies. "NHTSA schedules the standardization of safety technology that's already commercially available -- it doesn't challenge manufacturers to deliver innovative solutions," Nader said. The report identifies what he sees as major barriers to innovation in safety and fuel efficiency, including:
The report presents several recommendations, including:
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