Quote:
Originally Posted by redpoint5
Their job isn't to plant trees and save the polar bears, but to earn a profit for shareholders.
|
So you'd like to argue that Toyota doesn't make a profit on the Prius? It does:
https://www.ft.com/content/146ad23c-...b-00144feab49a Now it may have taken them a decade or more for that profit to show up, but I think that just highlights a major problem with most US companies, not just automakers. They're too focussed on next quarter's results rather than long-term profit.