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# GM Announces There Is Substantial Doubt It Will Survive
- URL: https://www.kevinmeyer.com/gm-announces-there-is-substantial-doubt-it-will-survive/
- Published: 2009-03-05T20:07:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-08T19:26:04.000Z
- Author: Bill Waddell
- Tags: Companies, #Migrated-1752356847400, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-07-12 14:48

No Kidding?

There has been more than "substantial doubt" since October 7, 1986 when the first Toyota was manufactured in the United States.

And the matter has been even more doubtful every year since as GM opted to do everything except pursue lean.

The lean community has had no doubt about the matter for quite some time now.

You can read the sorry story here if you are so inclined.