Mark's parable also concerned the "old way" of conducting American
corporate business, with its top heavy, complacent, slow-to-change or to
react , upper managerial bureaucratic inertia (whew).
The domestic product quality was poor, because it didn't "need" to be
improved, because the domestic market was covered, by the Big 3 (the
parable didn't address THAT real issue).
So, yeah, we're all driving better cars, now (those of us who can afford
to buy them.
Back in the 50's/60's, the American REAL-wage was such that people could
afford to buy new cars every 2-4 years.
A $3,000.00 new car, in 1965 now costs about $30,000.00.
Can you imagine dropping 30K on a new car, every three years?
Now, if the average-guy buys a new car, he'd better plan on maintaining
and owning it for 10 years, and yeah, that new car probably has a
reasonable service life of 15 years.
Back on subject: a slow-moving (or, immobile) target is the easist to
attack.
and, another reason for the successful invasion was to establish a
"native" identity (like "American Honda", or the Toy-boat company, with
its seemingly- plastering its offensive logo everywhere, on TV., or its
even being admitted to NASCAR competition, or having "real" Americans
advertise their products, here).
Neil Vedder
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