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Originally Posted by jpd80
Ironically, the chip shortage forced many in the industry to focus on their most profitable products,
Ford for one did very well out of its automotive segment ($10 B EBIT) even with 500k drop in US sales
The savings from not spending on manufacturing those 500k vehicles plus reduced discounting was
a surprise to the bean counters…you would never do that in a normal environment but now
every auto manufacturer has seen how buyers actually react….
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I went into a Cafe on the Ski Slopes years ago and they had about 8 Variations of pastas.
I thought at the time how efficient the place would be if it only had one, all the customers were coming in starving anyway.
we are spoilt for choice