Originally Posted by Silverado12
FWIW I don't like giving money to foreign manufacturers who are non-union in the USA. There are better options than bottom of the line Hyundai/Kia products.
Having been a union industrial construction employee and now retired with a pension from my union, I can't disagree with your statement except it doesn't work that way anymore.
GM building cars in China and Korea (Buick Envision and Encore), numerous vehicles made in Mexico in newly developed built plants there (Chevrolet Blazer the recent example), and numerous shutting down of US and Canadian plants.
Over the years I did work in many GM, Ford, Chrysler, Jeep, and Honda plants here in the states. I don't even want to get into some of the UAW employees attitude or lack of work ethics in some of those plants. I witnessed sabotage of new vehicles, employees allowing malfunctioning conveyor lines or equipment to damage tires, exhaust systems, body panels, etc. Didn't see that in the non-union Honda plant.
I would rather buy a vehicle made in the USA or Canada (many Toyota's, Honda's, Hyundai's, etc) and have some of that money go to a US or Canadian worker! I no longer look to see if it is UAW built or not. Not opposed to buying UAW or non UAW, just want it assembled in the US or Canada and a worker here or up there is getting paid. I know the "mothership" of those companies may be out of the US or Canada and are benefiting from my money also, but so are the workers here. Not true in many of the GM sales in my opinion.
I did end up purchasing a Honda Pilot (built in Lincoln, Alabama) instead of the Hyundai Santa Fe (built in Montgomery, Alabama). We decided the larger vehicle would be more suited to our needs.
Thanks for all of your comments and opinions.
FWIW I don't like giving money to foreign manufacturers who are non-union in the USA. There are better options than bottom of the line Hyundai/Kia products.
Having been a union industrial construction employee and now retired with a pension from my union, I can't disagree with your statement except it doesn't work that way anymore.
GM building cars in China and Korea (Buick Envision and Encore), numerous vehicles made in Mexico in newly developed built plants there (Chevrolet Blazer the recent example), and numerous shutting down of US and Canadian plants.
Over the years I did work in many GM, Ford, Chrysler, Jeep, and Honda plants here in the states. I don't even want to get into some of the UAW employees attitude or lack of work ethics in some of those plants. I witnessed sabotage of new vehicles, employees allowing malfunctioning conveyor lines or equipment to damage tires, exhaust systems, body panels, etc. Didn't see that in the non-union Honda plant.
I would rather buy a vehicle made in the USA or Canada (many Toyota's, Honda's, Hyundai's, etc) and have some of that money go to a US or Canadian worker! I no longer look to see if it is UAW built or not. Not opposed to buying UAW or non UAW, just want it assembled in the US or Canada and a worker here or up there is getting paid. I know the "mothership" of those companies may be out of the US or Canada and are benefiting from my money also, but so are the workers here. Not true in many of the GM sales in my opinion.
I did end up purchasing a Honda Pilot (built in Lincoln, Alabama) instead of the Hyundai Santa Fe (built in Montgomery, Alabama). We decided the larger vehicle would be more suited to our needs.
Thanks for all of your comments and opinions.
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