The problem is that if all you worry about is quarterly profits, the fact that the problem will be much more expensive if you postpone dealing with it is completely and utterly irrelevant. When the bean-counters took over GM, it ruined the company. They haven’t had a recommended vehicle at Consumer Reports for years, mostly because they’re built so cheaply and have much worse than average reliability.
The problem is that if all you worry about is quarterly profits, the fact that the problem will be much more expensive if you postpone dealing with it is completely and utterly irrelevant. When the bean-counters took over GM, it ruined the company. They haven’t had a recommended vehicle at Consumer Reports for years, mostly because they’re built so cheaply and have much worse than average reliability.