• dan1101@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    While I sympathize with the workers wanting more money, I'm not looking forward to new vehicles being more unattainable than they already are.

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      1 year ago

      Hey, buddy. I got some news for you.

      Businesses charge what people are willing to pay. Full stop. Not what products cost to produce.

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          1 year ago

          Right. They're selling as high above the production cost as people are willing to pay.

          It's called 'maximizing profit.'

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      1 year ago

      This particular plant is making premium SUVs and pickups, by the sound of it, so already luxury vehicles. It's not like they're making economy cars.

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        1 year ago

        It's still going to affect the whole car market. A truck buyer might switch to a smaller car, limiting those, driving up used car prices. If workers get what they want and we get more appetite for car alternatives, win win.

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      1 year ago

      I don't understand why you get downvoted. How can people not know that a rise in production cost gets passed through to the customer.

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        1 year ago

        When unions are involved you aren't allowed to point out things like that.