General Motors started their metrication in 1973 and completed it about 10 years later. Actually, they never really converted in the traditional sense. They never metricated existing models. As they designed newer models, they did so in metric. As they had to retool anyway, the new tooling was metric. As the older models were phased out, so was the non-metric.
To revert would imply designing newer models in non-metric, which is not the case. Don't forget GM is not alone. The entire auto industry world-wide is metric. It is so much a part of them now that going back to FFU is not even a consideration. But because it isn't news or the popular press speaks in FFU about cars, one is shielded from the behind the scenes metric usage. Go check your own car and see what thread series is used on all of the fasteners. That should convince you that SI is alive and well in the auto industry. Euric ----- Original Message ----- From: "m. f. moon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, 2004-05-23 13:56 Subject: [USMA:29927] General Motors metric status Can anyone tell me the status of General Motors on their metric conversion which they started some years age? Are they still committed for have they reverted? Thanks, Marion Moon
