Brexit - Creating a Cuntocracy - Now with 4d chess option

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What the Japanese Automotive Industry developed came from the Toyota Production System which merged with Lean Six Sigma principles to eliminate waste and get it right first time. That production system is now used by all the main producers (including Honda).
It lead to reliable cars manufactured to high standards at a controlled cost. Every single proces or part of process is broken down and analysed. Competitors either copied it or went under.

Those Japanese processes are all over industry and process in the UK. Six Sigma qualifications are now valued and transferrable.

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9103

Except the Chinese and Koreans are now kicking their arse in the market as they are better made and cost less.

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Depends on the market, but yes cheaper labour costs and access to raw materials especially in China make them very competitive.
The Japanese production systems have been copied. There is no way you would have a flat screen TV as cheap as they are without them (no matter where it is made).

9105

Is the tide starting to turn on a border poll?

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There is also Nancy Pelosi expressing polar opposite views to Trump regarding the EU and Europe

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9107

Two words…

Margaret Fucking Thatcher

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Because we bought more Honda’s than anybody else at the time and the big fat cheque that Honda got and the tax holiday (which has now run out).

Japanese don’t like producing outside Japan, it’s a culture thing.

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9109

Did we ever manufacture British cars abroad :grinning:? Or just licence them out?

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It seems the British Motor Corporation (Australia) was owned by BMC which was a UK company.

VB

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9111

Ah yes, I remember that now.

They had several ‘Australianized’ versions of the Mini and such like :+1:

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It became Leyland Australia who designed vehicles that looked like they were designed for a world where Mad Max was written by the Post Office

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That was the Force 7. It was only ever a prototype. 10 made in all.

The production car was the giant P76…

It could fit a 44 gallon drum in the boot. Useful that :+1:

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BMC owned Innocenti in the early sixties

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With a body in :+1:

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Edd will be beside himself with lust.

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9117

Needs to be more beige-y.

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9118

Massive, thirsty, impractical. What’s not to like?

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Edd or the car? :smile:

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9120

Pretty much anything at all Leyland related is the devils work and should be crushed.

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and it shows