Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 13:02:46 -0500 From: Curtis L. Russell <sagwagonnopsamatlantic.net> Subject: Re: Whats wrong with the V6?
Accountants rarely call the shots anywhere - maybe a finance person or two. Profits are an issue anywhere, and the purpose of the accountant is to report costs, expenses and income accurately. When they don't (anyone hear Arthur Andersen's name again?), then you have an Enron. Sometimes when they do, you have engines that can't be produced for their price slot. Its up to operations to make a good auto at the right cost points. If they can't, it doesn't make it the responsibility of the accountant to lie so everyone feels happy for a while. I've owned a '78 99, a 80 turbo, an 86 turbo and a 90 turbo before the current 97 convertible. Loved the cars, but they weren't exactly making profits that brought in rational investors. If they did, Saab would still be independent. Blaming a bad engine on the person that produces the cost reports is a simple-minded - and extremely simple-minded - shortcut for explaining away operational issues and problems. Curtis L. Russell Odenton, MD. (USA) On 9 Dec 2001 18:04:00 -0800, wfc_001nopsamail.com (w) wrote: >This is what happens when accountants call the shots at a car company >- and not engineers- and why I always avoid American brands when it's >time to buy a car.
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