| ▲ | delichon 3 hours ago | |||||||
Yes, Ford claimed up to 90% in the 1930s when they were producing up to 1.4M cars and trucks per year. (Down to less than 400K in the worst of the depression.) | ||||||||
| ▲ | foobarian an hour ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||
I suppose it makes sense, back then you wouldn't think there would be an existing supply chain of companies like Mopar just waiting for a car manufacturer to spin up and start buying their stuff | ||||||||
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| ▲ | kevin_thibedeau 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||
They would go so far as to license components for in-source production from suppliers who couldn't meet the needed volume. | ||||||||