05 Mustang article regarding build quality

[KevinB120]

Pretty good article getting into the emphesis on quality going into the new model. Also, yet another blurb about a possible 50k+ uberstang. :thumbsup:

http://www.freep.com/money/autonews/stang15_20040315.htm

Top quality and Whipple chargers, WOOT.

 

[SID297]

Good stuff.

 

[bobh]

hmmm, $50k Stang. A Shelby maybe?

 

[03DOHC]

$55000 for a Mustang? It better lay waste to everything in its path.

 

[djc]

and do the dishes!

 

[03DOHC]

Originally posted by djc
and do the dishes!

No kidding.

 

[slick4_6]

Can you say, Cobra R?

 

[LBguy]

They are using high-tech tools and Japanese-style planning. Even managers and engineers are working on the assembly line to get a better feel for the best ways to build the first all-new Mustang in 25 years.

The boundaries between design, engineering and manufacturing have been chipped away in recent decades as Detroit automakers employ Japanese-style quality and cost-saving practices.

"Typically, Americans work in separate groups. Japanese work as one team, where everyone has a common goal: It's the car. I think culturally, that's the biggest ground we've broken," Al-Hakim said.

The plant, incorporated under the name Auto Alliance, was designed as a way for Japanese manufacturing process and philosophy to enter Ford's culture.

Having worked in Japan and Europe, Al-Hakim said, jokingly: "My brain is polluted. I'm no longer an American."

if you want quality, check out who makes quality stuff and try and employ their tactics. good thinking on ford's part IMO. :beer: