Porsche's new facility

[gllever]

How come Porsche America can afford a  $100 million new facility in Atlanta but not pay out what they owe use for replacing our coolant tubes. Has anyone received any money yet?

[jagman1]

Agreed, but has anyone ever given thought to the consequences of the class action lawsuit? 

 

Here's a different perspective (my perspective):  Porsche identifies that they had a bad design on the coolant pipes, a design that caused premature failure and in addition, required engine removal to repair.  So, they redesign the components, and build them from aluminum to eliminate premature failure, they also segment them to make the repair possible with the engine installed. 

 

In doing so, the redesign is, in a sense, an acknowledgement of a bad design by PCNA.  Then they get sued, and lose for $45 million.  Of which the lawyers get the majority of the money (not to mention PCNA's legal costs). 

 

So, in the end I ask myself what will happen the next time a bad design makes its way into a car?  Will headquarters decide not to do a redesign because of financial fallout?   

 

There's the right thing to do, and then there's the corporate right thing to do.