| megaman79 said:
That is the stupidist conservative argument ive ever heard. You know usual check list, blame unions, blame employees, blame everyone else, except the executives who continued to make trucks / suv's even though no one can afford the petrol that goes in them or the cars themselves. Japan has much better employee protection and healthcare, but they seem to be doing alot better. Your republican uncle was lied to, though i cant understand why he would still be listening the party that pretty much ruined any financial stability the US gov. had 8 yrs ago. |
The chart above (click to enlarge) is from the 2008 Harbour Report on automotive manufacturing productivity, showing the $606 per vehicle labor cost advantage for Toyota vs. the Detroit 3 in 2007, because of the average hourly labor rate of $75 for the Detroit 3 compared to the Toyota hourly rate of $47. Looking forward, Harbour predicts a labor rate of $54 per hour by 2011 for the Detroit 3, and only a $97 per vehicle cost disadvantage per vehicle.
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