alt Hacker NewsThe German Engineering is a byproduct. The culture that created is also the one that is holding it from becoming competitive with Chinese automakers.
Like almost everything, utility and efficiency is relative and dependent on the environment and external factors. People often overlook the “fit”.
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glimshe • today at 8:39 AM
I'd like better understand the German engineering culture. Why was it special in the past? What about today?
As a kid in the 80s, I had some things from Germany and their quality was astounding. Fast forward to present time, our Volkswagen car made in Germany is the worst car I've ever had in terms of reliability.
PS: an honest question getting downvotes?
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They said the same when Japanese car makers were trashing European and US manufacturers in the 1980s. Yet they adapted. Then they said the same when the South Koreans trashed them, yet they adapted. Now they say the same about the Chinese.
Sure, past performance is no indicator of future performance, but all the doom-saying and hysterics are just that, fear of the unknown.