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Grins

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12. So the consumer will now pay less...?
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 05:32 PM
Yesterday
Bwahahahaha!!!!. Kidding!

Of course not! And it’s right in the link why.

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Where do the workers go? Norrrm Yesterday #1
And then who buys these expensive new EVs? Not the laid-off workers. erronis Yesterday #8
If people had been buying them in enough numbers, there might not have been any layoffs to begin with. MichMan 20 hrs ago #14
50 "cobots" couldn't replace 1000 people MichMan Yesterday #2
1,000 workers that can ACTUALLY afford what is built at that plant shit canned Bengus81 Yesterday #3
This orangecrush Yesterday #5
They just need the government to afford the vehicles. Or at least print the money for it. OC375 Yesterday #6
China is not going to buy US-made EVs. They are making better models at one-third the price. erronis Yesterday #9
Not yet. Things can change. OC375 Yesterday #10
The Hamtramck GM plant makes full size large EV pickups MichMan 19 hrs ago #17
Just a matter of time before they come for your job. OC375 Yesterday #4
I predict GM will have to backtrack on this iemanja Yesterday #7
It depends on how strong the union's contract is. LudwigPastorius 20 hrs ago #16
as a side note, transient fruit/veg pickers will only be necessary until---- gfwzig Yesterday #11
So the consumer will now pay less...? Grins Yesterday #12
GM bromeando 23 hrs ago #13
GM Shuts Factory Zero, Lays Off 1,300 Workers as $7.6B EV Losses Mount and Gas Trucks Run at Full Throttle MichMan 20 hrs ago #15
GM Jughead 10 hrs ago #18
Striking is the best leverage labor's got, snot 7 hrs ago #19
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