UAW blasts GM for possible China-to-US export - CNBC
Tension over General Motors ' decision to consider importing Chinese-made Buicks to the U. S. is colliding with contract talks between the automaker and the United Auto Workers about a month before a deadline to reach a new union deal. The UAW on Tuesday blasted GM for weighing a plan to become the first Detroit automaker to sell a China -made vehicle in the U. S. The Buick Envision, a compact crossover currently assembled at a plant southeast of Beijing, could be sold in the U.... The UAW, which represents about 141,000 hourly workers at GM, Ford and Fiat Chrysler , is hoping to secure the first pay raises for older members in more than a decade. "After the sacrifices made by U. S. taxpayers and the U. S. workforce to make General Motors the profitable quality company it is today, UAW members are disappointed with the tone-deaf speculation that the Envision would be imported from China,"... Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders have railed against American politicians for giving China the upper hand. The prospect of a China-made vehicle hitting U. S. showrooms could fuel the political fire already engulfing conversations over American. Source: www.cnbc.com
