GM makes 70% of their cars in China

[SunDude]

Originally Posted by Ralphy

My guess is that 70% of their cars have parts made in China.

Ralphy

That's probably a good bet.

[HighPlainsDrifter]

Hi,
I was floored at the SEMA show, just tons of Chinese booths complete with translators. It was an eye opener.
Perry.

[COBRAMAN 484]

I was looking online yesterday at car sale reports and came across a page that said 70% of the GM cars that are sold in China are made in house in China.

[Dwight]

I read last week that Apple pays their Chinese workers 58 cent per hour.

Last year I read that Ford had the highest cost per unit in the U.S. at 34 hours per unit. Toyota was the best at 28 hours per unit. If Ford's union labor cost is $50 per hour x 34 hours = $1700 per unit. If the union took a 50% cut then Ford could sell their cars / trucks for $850 each less than sticker price. ?????

I wonder how many hours it take to make a cell phone, ccomputer, I Pad etc.?

Dwight

[SunDude]

Originally Posted by COBRAMAN 484

I was looking online yesterday at car sale reports and came across a page that said 70% of the GM cars that are sold in China are made in house in China.

Chinese vehicle import duties are around 25% so it makes good sense to produce them locally.