“Big 3 (mis)management (with the possible exception of Ford in the early 80s) have ignored W. Edwards Deming’s teachings of building quality vehicles for just as long, all to their detriment”
That’s absolutely not true. More people living in the past as far as Detroit is concerned. Every automobile manufacturer and supplier in Detroit and in the global automotive industry uses statistical quality control. Deming is no longer a prophet ignored in his own land. I know that because I worked for a tier 1 vendor that used statistical QC and had to supply that data to the automakers, both domestic and transplant.
Also, regarding Michigan, it’s a better run state than most. The people of California owe as much money as GM does, maybe more, and California has twice the foreclosure rate as Michigan. Most states have much bigger budget shortfalls than Michigan, which has had a balanced budget since 1963. California will be insolvent before GM and certainly before the state of Michigan.
