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Originally Posted by rlpaul
I agree its unethical, but who shares a greater portion of the blame? The article mentions that these suppliers do business with all the other major car companies in Japan, so why single out Subaru specifically?
Its a bit of chicken and egg - If Subaru/Nissan/Toyota/Honda/Whatever weren't looking for the cheapest solution, would these places exist?
I don't like the response from ANY of the car manufacturers they talked to. They all passed the buck, with the exception of Honda, who didn't even respond. They should really take a little more responsibility.
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I don't disagree with you. I do think the companies they are supplying for should be mentioned more prominently.
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Having said that, we can't just say "they KNEW this was going on" without some sort of evidence to the contrary. Right now, we're talking about guilt by association. If I sell my car to someone, and a month later he kills somebody in a drunk driving accident, am I guilty too? Personally, I think they likely knew it was going on, but we just don't know that. Obviously, they do know now.
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That's a bit different. It's still Subaru's supply chain and very much their responsibility. You don't sign a manufacturing contract without knowing the ins and outs of the manufacturer and their facilities, it's standard operating procedure.