Are health care costs hurting Detroit? Absolutely. Is it because the packages are too generous? Not exactly.
Prior to last year’s UAW contract negotiations, Ford was spending about $3.5 billion per year on healthcare, and GM was spending about $5.4 billion. But if America spent the same amount for healthcare that the rest of industrialized nations do, its healthcare bills would be less than half (about 40%) of what they now are. Read more >>
Which car companies and car models support the most American jobs? Use our JPC (Jobs Per Car) rating to see why some automakers score higher than others. Learn More >>
Download LFI Scorecards to make side-by-side comparisons between leading automakers on jobs, assembly plants, and domestic content. Learn More >>
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