Fast Poll.(GM performance engineering vs. Honda)(Brief Article)(Panel Discussion)
AutoWeek, August, 2002
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GM is building specialty cars in-house to develop performance engineers. Honda puts its gearheads on racing programs. Which is the way to go? GM will fiddle with in-house specialty cars until it hits a period when: a) it's not politically correct; b) the CEO is replaced; c) the CEO's wife disagrees; d) the assigned bean counter hiccups.
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I hate to say it, but Honda has the better approach. GM should leave the performance tuning to outside affiliates. Kelly M. Schriver, via e-mail In the end, product in the showroom sells, so I'd put my money on GM's plan to develop product ...
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