[central_va]

Bob the factory has suppliers that deliver the parts to the factory. It is fixed contract price. The labor for the parts is built into the price. Making car parts IS NOT labor intensive.

Fact: The average car takes between 25 and 30 man-hours to make. Union rates are around $100.00/hr(w/ all benefits etc.) Non Union $50.00/hr. YOU DO THE MATH.

[riverdawg]

Average total compensation (pay plus benefits) in the US auto industry is nowhere near $100 per hour. The highest average total compensation in the industry is actually at the nonunion Mercedes Benz plant in Alabama, about $70 per hour. Average total compensation at UAW plants is less and it’s been declining in recent years.