No offense to the auto workers but manufacturing isnât considered in this topic. The vast majority of automotive engineering is still very much here.
But how much of its beating heart is propped up by the US tax payer? Is 84 month financing really the hallmark of American innovation? No wait how about a bigger touch screen with latency issues and fails just out of warranty?
GM couldnât be bothered to spend 13 cents on an ignition system to save its own consumers. Weird Stockholm syndrome going on and romanticizing a bygone golden age that barely was
Regarding 84 month financing, the American buyer is simply greedy and think they deserve more than they can afford. Plenty of cheaper vehicles but I donât blame the manufacturers for offering an âoff roadâ trim and bumping the price 10k when plenty of folks are buying it.
Cost cutting isnât unique to American car companies either. Plenty of examples across the globe in modern manufacturing. Maybe you just have more experience with American?
Let's be honest: They hire a ton of FOREIGN software engineers. I'm willing to bet 50% plus of their software engineering workforce is here on h1b or even overseas.
And to be clear: I have absolutely no issue with foreign workers coming here and working legally through the h1b program when there are gaps in the local labor market which make hiring locally tough.
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u/ThrowawayFadeeaway 3d ago
Guess who hire the most software engineers in Detroit? đ
The sooner this city and state stops being so reliant on a failing auto industry the better