Originally Posted by csimo
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The word on the street is that Ito will be GONE by March, 2015. Good riddance. He has run Honda into the ground.
Things are starting to look better. Honda was developed with quality over quantity, but that changed under Ito. Quantity was much more important that quality. Ito has admitted his mistakes and somehow avoided being thrown out (until the March meeting at least). He has broken tradition by not retiring.
It's looking like there will be a clean sweep at the top if one certain person is placed in charge by the board. That is the best case scenario.
In Ito's defense he has admitted his mistakes and Honda is scrambling to return to the quality over quantity model, but with the Takata airbag and the TERRIBLE MDX IQS survey they have a LONG way to go.
The bottom line is that Honda does not have the resources to make the needed changes now. It will take years even if Ito and his regime is removed and a more progressive regime takes over.
For now Honda is WAY behind the curve, and trails many other manufacturers. Ito is personally responsible for two HUGE failures... the Civic debacle, and now the Fit out of Mexico. Ito might know how to build a race car, but he has no idea how to run a major automotive company and will not accept his shortcomings. Only apologize.
Ito has run Honda into the ground. Honda quality absolutely SUCKS right now and top engineers are working on issues at assembly plants and port of entry rather than developing superior new products. The Earth Dreams engine does not even come close to meeting the goals. The purchase of the ZF 10-HP is a good move that can compensate for Honda's overly complicated and inefficient engines by today's standards.
I believe all of the above to be true. All you Honda fan boys can hate on me all you want. I know the numbers and they don't lie.