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Domestics are closing the productivity gap

By Bob Holland | June 2, 2006

According to The Harbour Report North America 2006, the domestic auto industry is closing the gap in productivity between them and the Japanese brands; good news indeed. A byproduct of improved productivity is improved quality, which is also good. More info here.

Snippet: The Harbour Report North America 2006 found that 7.33 labor hours per vehicle separated the best performing Japanese automaker in North America from the worst performing U.S...

automaker, down from 9.08 hours in 2004 and less than half the cavernous 16.56-hour gap that existed in 1998.

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ateixeira says:

02:08 PM, 06/ 2/06

Keep it up. It would be nice to see them get an edge, given the higher legacy costs (pensions) compared to most competitors.

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