Quote Originally Posted by uls View Post
reality caught up

it's one thing to make drawings

it's a whole other thing to translate drawings into something real that you can actually drive

i've been saying all along that creating motor vehicle here in the Phils. from scratch will cost so much that the final selling price will be higher that China-made, India-made, and maybe even Korean-made motor vehicles
That is correct bro.

That is why it is exciting to know that Ayala bought an automobile design company in Germany.

Heavy investment in highly automated assembly/manufacturing equipment. Fresh start in labor and a company can be competitive. The domestic market should carry the new company in the first few years before it can become globally competitive. Now that's a challenge in being nationalistic.