Chunky Stool
Well-Known Member
American car makers perfected planned obsolescence in the late 70s and early 80s.Planned Obsolescence.
It's a thing in manufacturing & has been for some time now.
They didn't realize foreign car makers would use improved quality to penetrate the market.
Oops.

Deming's story is especially relevant.
http://asq.org/learn-about-quality/history-of-quality/overview/total-quality.html