I am amused by the frequent mention of "SAE" as some magic talisman against evil metric wrenches taking over the world. :)
The SAE is metric and publishes its metric policy and guidelines as Technical Standard Board publication TSB 003 (formerly published as J916). Quoting a snippet: "In 1969, the SAE Board of Directors issued a directive that "SAE will include SI units in SAE Standards and other technical reports." During the ensuing several decades, SAE metric policy evolved and implementation progressed. The SAE’s current metric policy is, 'Operating Boards shall not use any weights and measures system other than metric (SI), except when conversion is not practical, or where a conflicting world industry practice exists.'" However the attitudes generally expressed clearly explain why automobile companies convert a number of specifications back to to Customary to suit the market. ________________________________ From: Pat Naughtin <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, January 30, 2010 2:12:13 AM Subject: [USMA:46530] Active metric discussion Dear All, You might be interested in and even responding to some of the remarks made here: http://community.artofmanliness.com/forum/topics/the-metric-system?id=2357106%3ATopic%3A219522&page=1#comments Many are quite thoughtful and thought provoking. Some others are rubbish! Cheers, Pat Naughtin Author of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, that you can obtain from http://metricationmatters.com/MetricationLeadersGuideInfo.html PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com/ to subscribe.
