By PUMA Pundit on April 1, 2009
We all know that the reason US Automakers can’t compete is because Detroit’s cost of producing an automobile is about $2,000 more than the cost of producing one with a foreign name brand. We also know that this cost is as a direct result of the concessions the United Auto Workers (UAW) Union has forced [...]
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By PUMA Pundit on March 9, 2009
Personally, I think that till Obama’s Auto Task Force turns its focus on how to reduce the labor expenses of the Big 3, it is merely putting up a dog and pony show. Overall, GM / Chrysler /Ford need to get to a point where their operating expenses are lower than their revenue so that [...]
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