UAW strike
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Well, why did they abandon sedan marketing? Yes, sales were declining, but that wasn't the main reason (and NFL/NBA athletes still did some ads for Buick sedans). The main reason was that SUVs made a higher profit per unit, despite any issues of consumer choice. And.....the plant-closures that resulted from those decisions are one of the very cores of the present GM strike. So, where did all that get GM today?.....losing upwards of $100 million dollars a day. Brilliant decision, folks.
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Of course it is easier for them to build their American-market vehicles here if they are going to sell here. That's what me and Matty have been saying all along....we're not arguing that point. And it they sell in Japan (which they do) naturally it's easier for them to build their home-market products there.
The whole thing is very simple.....build where you sell. That's the whole idea behind tariffs, unions, and simple marketing.
The whole thing is very simple.....build where you sell. That's the whole idea behind tariffs, unions, and simple marketing.
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Got it.
This is incredibly naive. Taken to it's ultimate conclusion, this suggests that it's "easier" for VW to have 90 factories producing the Golf, because they sell it in so many markets. It is neither easier nor cheaper
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And don't forget the Peyton Manning ads for the Verano.
Trump himself once did a complementary ad on the Verano (he liked the car), but I can't find a video of it to post.Woods? Yeah, He made some good Buick ads (and was Buick's poster-image) for awhile, but lost some credibility when his marital affairs and other discrepancies came to light...plus him wrecking some kind of Cadillac product (I don't quite remember which specific model it was)
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Shaq was actually stretching out in the past-generation Lacrosse, not a small car....trying to convince us that someone with his enormous frame could easily fit in.
And don't forget the Peyton Manning ads for the Verano. Trump himself once did a complementary ad on the Verano (he liked the car), but I can't find a video of it to post.
Woods? Yeah, He made some good Buick ads (and was Buick's poster-image) for awhile, but lost some credibility when his marital affairs and other discrepancies came to light...plus him wrecking some kind of Cadillac product (I don't quite remember which specific model it was)
And don't forget the Peyton Manning ads for the Verano.
Trump himself once did a complementary ad on the Verano (he liked the car), but I can't find a video of it to post.Woods? Yeah, He made some good Buick ads (and was Buick's poster-image) for awhile, but lost some credibility when his marital affairs and other discrepancies came to light...plus him wrecking some kind of Cadillac product (I don't quite remember which specific model it was)
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Car makers make cars all over the world. BMW makes all their SUVs in Spartanburg SC and *exports* them back to Europe. Sounds like a terrible thing in your view because they’re a “German” company.
With "I don't think you quite get the point. Sell in Europe, build in Europe." How is that supposed to be interpreted in any other way than the SUVs that BMW sells in Europe should be built there instead of here? That would, in turn, mean fewer jobs in SC.
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With all due respect, no, you don't have it....and apparently don't understand what I'm saying. BMW sells vehicles in the U.S, and hires American labor in South Carolina. Nothing wrong wth that. They don't have to cut any jobs there....nor should they.
But the main point is that American companies, producing vehicles that sell in America, should hire American labor first and foremost. A solid majority of the American public accepts that and believes that.
But the main point is that American companies, producing vehicles that sell in America, should hire American labor first and foremost. A solid majority of the American public accepts that and believes that.
I don't think you quite get the point. Sell in Europe, build in Europe.
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
Mmarshall is essentially saying no one should export vehicles anywhere else.
On a slightly different note, as of yesterday, UAW strike pay has increased from $250 a week to $275.
https://uaw-newsroom.prgloo.com/pres...-during-strike
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BTW, although it is somewhat overshadowed by the the much larger GM strike, the UAW hit Mack Trucks at midnight. 3600 workers walked off the job at six plants in FL, MD, and PA. I'll leave it to the mods if they feel it is worth a new thread, or just leave it as part of this one.
https://www.freep.com/story/money/ca...ck/3968408002/
https://www.freep.com/story/money/ca...ck/3968408002/
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Many people (including here on Car Chat) like to blame the UAW and unions for high vehicle prices and squeezing company-profits, but the actual labor part of what a GM vehicle costs averages about 5%
