Originally posted by Fmr12B:
We all know the UNIONS are what is driving the American Car companies inot the ground.

Between Health Care & Pension costs American car companies just can't pull ahead.






Think I heard on the radio the other day that despite having 180-300 days of inventory on hand for certain models, that they keep on producing them. Has to do with the UAW, and that the manufacturers have to pay 90% of the employees normal salary if they are idle. So to the manufacturer, they'd rather just keep pumping out the cars than eat the union worker's salaries - it's cheaper for them. End of the day, it makes for the great new car bargains that are everywhere you turn on the domestics, but also contributes to the crappy resale that hurts them in the long-run.

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