Advice to Car Companies: Stop making cars

1 December 2008 by pcNielsen Leave a Comment

TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington has an interesting angle on the whole automobile manufacturing fiasco. His message to the Big Three in Detroit: Stop making cars.

The fact that the car companies of today not only do the R&D for their industry but also run the factories that put the cars together and manage huge networks of dealerships put them at an economic disadvantage. He compares this to Apple, who does all of the R&D in house but outsources all of the manufacturing.

Where’s the iPhone of the car world, Arrington asks?


Filed under Community planning, Environmental stewardship, Live car free, Mass transit, Sustainable living

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Paul Nielsen founded The Aesthetic Elevator late in 2005, posting to it for the first time in early 2006. He owns a piece of paper, located somewhere in his house (not on the wall) stating that he earned a B.F.A. in studio art from the University of Nebraska around about 2001. While there, he studied studied architecture, graphic design and ceramics, graduating with a degree in studio art. Paul presently serves as communications manager for a small non-profit doing their print design and marketing. He spends time in his studio as much as possible — which is not nearly enough. His home is in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Visit his website at http://pcNielsen.com.

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