According to Jeffrey Liker, a University of Michigan professor of industrial engineering, it is the way Toyotas are engineered and manufactured that makes them successful.

密西根大学工业工程学教授Jeffrey Liker认为，丰田的成功归功于他们设计和生产的模式。

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"Somewhere the next Hyundai is out there, working from a low-cost base, " Liker says.

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Liker estimates this could make a 20-30 percent difference in profits for a company like Apple.

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Liker says another big reason Apple and other manufacturers do work in Asia is because taxes are cheaper there.

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