Sometimes the price is too good.

TODAY ALL automakers are concerned about quality and how their quality compares with everyone else's.

But some manufacturers seem interested only in trying to find a scapegoat for their problems. Here in the USA, companies far too often blame unions or "imports" or suppliers for their own difficulties.

This year the suppliers are taking the heat.

Sometimes you get what you pay for.

I have always been amazed that a car company can go after suppliers for their lack of quality after spending years trying to beat the suppliers' prices down to the last penny. And ...