And, a recent tour of one of the Asian powerhouse’s vehicle plants has proved this beyond a shadow of a doubt, at least to Honda President and CEO Toshihiro Mibe.

“We have no chance against this,” Mibe said upon a visit to a Shanghai parts factory, commenting on its seamless automation across all levels of production. Logistics, procurement and all aspects of the process were so automated, in fact, that he did not spot a single human worker on the supplier’s floor.

Ford executives saying even three years ago that China was way ahead of the game

Toyota’s CEO has likewise said regarding not just his company, but the industry in general, “unless things change, we will not survive”

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    2 months ago

    No idea, I’m obv wrong about just about everything. It felt smaller and seemed like it had less room in the seats, but looking it up, it’s the same or larger except the reduced cargo space due to the shape of the rear. The one we drove had no towing package on it. Our 2011 is a GT so it had that by default, we probably drove the base or the ex model.