Detroit’s Conundrum
Last week, we looked at how U.S. states proposing bans on gas-powered cars is not a development that EV proponents should be applauding or supporting. Instead, EVs need to stand on their own in terms of appealing to consumers and winning over switchers (from gas). Staying in the auto space for one more week, we turn to the developing UAW (United Auto Workers) strike. The UAW is a union covering 400,000 workers from a variety of companies and entities. If gas-powered car bans didn’t represent a headache for Detroit, an embodied UAW operating by a different playbook will do the trick. Detroit finds itself in quite the conundrum.
On one hand, Detroit, which I use to describe U.S. legacy auto, has reason to be optimistic about going up against Silicon Valley.
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