FLEECING OF AMERICA

[buffermop]

Another move to undermine jobs in the USA was launched today by GM. IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WILL OPEN A CAR ASSEMBLY PLANT IN INDIA. WHAT A SURPRISE. IT IS ABOUT TIME OUR DEAD ARSE CONGRESS SLAPS A HEALTHY IMPORT TAX ON SUCH GOODS THAT SHOULD HAVE STAYED IN AMERICA. LET THEM KISS THERE CORPORATE GREED GOODBYE!!!

[Graybeard]

Seems strange to me that most of the foreign name brands of vehicles are building plants in the US to make their vehicles to keep prices lower and increase profits but US brand names feel they need to go out of country to have theirs made. Seems to me there is more than a profit motive behind this.

[billy_56081]

Are the Jap car manufacturers in America non union shops while the American manufactuers are union shops? I am not trying to argue in favor of one or the other, but just would like to know if this is one factor?

[Graybeard]

To be honest I have no clue as to union or non union status. If I were guessing I'd guess them union but really dunno. Here in Bama we have at least three major foreign brand name manufacturers with major plants. I think Honda is the largest and oldest of them with Mercedes Benz coming next. I think it's Hyundai that came last but might be mistaken on that.

The Honda plant is expanding about as fast as they can build new manufacturing facilities it seems. I believe they have now got three in full production and two more on the way. It's also the closest to me being at Lincoln which is really closer to the Talladega International Speedway than Talladega is.

[crustaceous]

The car market in India is exploding. Maybe the plant is for the Indian market.

[Graybeard]

The car market in India is exploding. Maybe the plant is for the Indian market.

If so that would make a whole lotta sense and be a wise move for them.

[Sourdough]

GM has manufacturing plants scattered all over Europe.  It's easier to ship the parts and pieces in and have them assembled locally, than to ship whole cars.  If they are going to be assembled in India they are most likely for the Indian market. 

My 97 F-150 is all metric and was assembled in Canada for the US market.

[DakotaElkSlayer]

Are the Jap car manufacturers in America non union shops while the American manufactuers are union shops? I am not trying to argue in favor of one or the other, but just would like to know if this is one factor?

Just looked online...  A story about the Toyota plant in Ky said that the unions have not done well at the Japanese plants.  Seems like the employees were very content with their pay.  Looks like the UAW is making inroads now...  Memo was leaked about cutting wages a few days before Toyota announced record profits and employees got their hands on million dollar plus bonuses.

Jim