Found this Chrysler training video, from 1990 which may give some light on why Detroit has failed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbVY5teBzlg
There are newer versions, such as the Retro-Encabulator from 1997, but the results are unknown.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb7OWlVYYRw
There is also a Wiki page for some history:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turboencabulator
John
