Why Are Cars So Expensive? Beyond the UAW

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09/19/23 • 81 min

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The average cost of a vehicle in the United States in 2023 is $46.2K. And that's just a "basic" model. Many SUVs and Trucks are upwards of $70K to over $100K. Many people blame the UAW worker for the cost of vehicles. Their "greed" is causing the price of cars to skyrocket. The average UAW autoworker makes $18.54 an hour, hardly greed. The overall cost of vehicles today isn't due to the salary and benefits package of UAW workers today.
In this episode, we speak with William Graham. William worked for over a decade with two of the top tier automotive suppliers in the world. He unpacks the real reason cars are so expressive today, the hefty profit margins, and why the UAW worker is not to blame. We also talk about why paying living and fair wages to UAW autoworkers is not going to send production overseas.
Episode Resources
Test Crash https://youtube.com/shorts/6V6RkhIK6Hw?si=oOgbE0EafSmaH81V
ALEC Exposed https://www.alecexposed.org/wiki/ALEC_Exposed
NRWC https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/National_Right_to_Work_Committee
Michigan Right to Work https://www.michigandaily.com/government/what-the-repeal-of-right-to-work-means-for-michigan-workers/
Right to Work is Wrong https://www.epi.org/blog/why-right-to-work-was-always-wrong-for-michigan-restoring-workers-rights-is-key-to-reversing-growing-income-inequality-in-michigan/
Purpose of Right to Work https://aflcio.org/issues/right-work

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