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And, a recent tour of one of the Asian powerhouse's vehicle plants has proved this beyond a shadow of a doubt, at least to Honda President and CEO Toshihiro Mibe.

"We have no chance against this," Mibe said upon a visit to a Shanghai parts factory, commenting on its seamless automation across all levels of production. Logistics, procurement and all aspects of the process were so automated, in fact, that he did not spot a single human worker on the supplier's floor.

Ford executives saying even three years ago that China was way ahead of the game

Toyota's CEO has likewise said regarding not just his company, but the industry in general, "unless things change, we will not survive"

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[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

We bought a Honda Pilot in 2011. It was a beast with enough room to take a family of four and a full set of luggage on a road trip vacation. I went to replace it in 2018 and the new pilot was basically a largeish car. no towing, no third row seating, no storage.

it's 2026 and to replace it now, you'd need to buy something closer to the price of a small house.

[–] rikonium@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Are you sure you didn't get mixed up somewhere? The Pilot has never had less than three rows of seating and rated towing capacity is up a smidge in the generations since 2011. (not that it would be the first choice for the frequent tower.)

[–] SippyCup@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Yeah it sounds like he went to replace a Honda pilot with a CR-V. Maybe a Passport? It's insane to think of somebody calling that a large car though.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago

No idea, I'm obv wrong about just about everything. It felt smaller and seemed like it had less room in the seats, but looking it up, it's the same or larger except the reduced cargo space due to the shape of the rear. The one we drove had no towing package on it. Our 2011 is a GT so it had that by default, we probably drove the base or the ex model.