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Chrysler Ties Toyota For Top Productivity Says 2008 Harbour Report
When it comes to good, old-fashioned productivity in car making, Chrysler has upped its game so much that it has tied Toyota for bragging rights as the best in North America, so say the surprising results of the 2008 Harbour Report—the authority on automotive productivity—released June 5.

Chrysler was the most improved automaker, 7.7 percent better, while efficiency at Toyota fell 1.5 percent. Once all the numbers were crunched—including the number of hours it takes for stamping, building transmissions, engines, and assembling vehicles—the two automakers finished in a dead heat at 30.37 hours per vehicle each. It’s a clear case of the student catching up to the master, as Chrysler has unabashedly adopted the much-vaunted Toyota lean manufacturing system to improve its manufacturing. In descending order, the rest of the pack are: Honda (31.33 hours), GM (32.29), Nissan (32.96), Ford (33.88), and Hyundai (35.10).

The Oliver Wyman Harbour Report also shows that the Big Six (GM, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, Honda, and Nissan) have become so competitive the difference between the most and least productive is a mere 3.5 hours to assemble a vehicle. This near-parity is a far cry from a few years ago when the Japanese could out-produce the Big Three 2:1

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S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 6/7/2008 5:08:47 PMView My AgentSpace
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That would be great if they weren't producing turds.

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theoptimisticpessimisttheoptimisticpessimist - 6/7/2008 7:46:56 PM
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Other than a few jeeps I concur.


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 6/8/2008 11:40:25 PMView My AgentSpace
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Agreed--the Wrangler and SRT-8 are good cars. So are about 2 Chrysler vehicles. But other than that, turds.


TTRaceRRTTRaceRR - 6/9/2008 10:32:29 PM
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At least there's some good news and possibly a light at the end of the tunnel. You can thank Daimler for the "turds" and nearly running them out of business.


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 6/9/2008 11:25:25 PMView My AgentSpace
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You know, people love to hate Daimler for this mess, but it's been a year since Daimler dumped Chrysler and they're still putting out one piece of shit after another, at a rapid pace.


Peyton18Peyton18 - 6/8/2008 12:54:24 AM
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One difference...toyotas are selling

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damikcodamikco - 6/8/2008 12:06:59 PMView My AgentSpace
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Does this also calcuate the free work time Toyota ask their workers to work?

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LyallLyall - 6/8/2008 1:41:47 PM
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It's true then. Chrysler produces PATHETIC cars just as FAST as Toyota makes good ones. Chalk one up for the speed demons.

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ChicaneShooterChicaneShooter - 6/9/2008 6:29:40 AM
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LOL!

at one time, it took m-benz more time to FIX the defects in cars shunted to the 'set aside' area to not stop the production line, than it took toyota to completely build each near perfect, defect free car.




LemonadeLemonade - 6/9/2008 12:46:12 PM
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Is that why Chrysler and the rest of the American Auto companies are constantly pitted up against Toyota, in terms of Quality? If Toyota's are POS, what does that make Chrysler?

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LemonadeLemonade - 6/9/2008 12:49:09 PM
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Oh Yeah, that's right! Chrysler=Underwater Breathing Through A Straw.

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Htay7500Htay7500 - 6/9/2008 1:28:51 PM
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Chryslers are so much crappier than any POS Toyota. I've yet to see the sebring win any comparos.


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ChicaneShooterChicaneShooter - 6/10/2008 5:03:12 AM
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evilMonkey obviously has his eyes covered when 'looking' and making style judgements.

but he's a DEFECTIVE monkey figurine who fails to keep his MOUTH covered (or hands off the keyboard) so as to "speak no evil."



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TTRaceRRTTRaceRR - 6/10/2008 5:17:20 PM
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S4, It will take much more time than the few months Cerberus has owned Chrysler to undo the mess Daimler made of them over the course of the past 10 years. The "turds" you refer to that a presently being produced are the excrement of Daimler, not Cerberus. Anyone with half a brain would know that.

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