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Old 07-15-2008, 09:49 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by chevydude26 View Post
yeh and when the volt comes along toyota is going to have a 100mpg car...so there goes the advantage volt may have had...i can't believe that an american company is always a step behind...we used to be innovators...i don't know if its the unions killing these car companies actually it probably is...because there is no other reason that we're always a step behind other car companies that don't have a union problem
What it is is the fact that medical cost have gone through the roof and Gm has more retirees than they know what to do with. Also, the fact that they are living longer does not help since Gm is handling the cost of medical on them. That should be changing soon since I think the Union is now handling the medical.
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