Originally Posted By: hone eagle
Originally Posted By: Bamaro
They would have lost much more if they were saddled with the UAW contract that Detroit has. Its NOT about being pro/anti union. Its simply a fact that it costs Detroit thousands more to build an identical car based on union wages to some extent and benefits of current & former employees to a large extent.
Actualy not true,costs are the same now across the board,the links are on this board somewhere, dont make me find them
Actually, i beleive the BIG difference is the cost of labor per hour.
I think the big 3 are about $80 per hour while toyota's at $40.
Originally Posted By: Bamaro
They would have lost much more if they were saddled with the UAW contract that Detroit has. Its NOT about being pro/anti union. Its simply a fact that it costs Detroit thousands more to build an identical car based on union wages to some extent and benefits of current & former employees to a large extent.
Actualy not true,costs are the same now across the board,the links are on this board somewhere, dont make me find them
Actually, i beleive the BIG difference is the cost of labor per hour.
I think the big 3 are about $80 per hour while toyota's at $40.