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not true, it is better for the brand long-term to build good cars. but unionized workforce makes it economically unfeasible. GM makes crappy because, if they t
by slt2021 2y ago
not true, it is better for the brand long-term to build good cars.
but unionized workforce makes it economically unfeasible.
GM makes crappy because, if they tried to make high quality cars, they would be priced like Cadillacs
- mullingitover 2y agoWe have an apples to apples comparison with Mexican-made vehicles, though, since both GM and Toyota build there. What's the excuse for the shoddy non-union Mexican GM vehicles?
- slt2021 2y agoMexico is an assembly operation to arbitrage cheap low skill labor and preferential NAFTA-like agreements. Vehicle designs, powertrains, critical components are all made by the HQ or its suppliers.
- mullingitover 2y agoCitation needed, because just a cursory check is showing me plenty of powertrain manufacturing happening in Mexico. Meanwhile if by critical components you mean chips, I don't think there's a big semiconductor manufacturing union that's kneecapping GM. Design is also an apples to apples comparison, it's not a union job.
- whycome 2y agoWait is the joke that Cadillacs are GM cars? It's interesting that other car companies have backed off from the multiple brands/badges. We don't have plymouth, Oldsmobile, mercury, Pontiac.