[DaveA37]

Perhaps the best thing to do is to get the “cost” of manufacturing here in the U.S. lower. How much of the actual “cost” is union labor?

[central_va]

The rule of thumb is it takes 30 man-hours to build a standard 25k car. You do the math. With union labor at say $60.00/hr then the labor bill comes in at $1,800 per vehicle. So if Paco in Mexico costs $5.00 an hour then the labor bill is $150.00 per car or a savings of $1650.00 per car.

Now with non-union labor at say $30.00 the labor bill comes in at a reasonable $900.00 per car. I would pay an extra $750 per car for made in the USA. Over a 4 yr loan it adds maybe $10 more to your $400/mo payment. Think of that 10 bucks as an employment tax to keep America from going down the sewer.