The United Auto Workers blames Stellantis’ decision to delay the reopening on “gross mismanagement,” while Stellantis claims it is industry-wide volatility and slowing EV adoption that’s causing plans to change.
Stellantis destroyed its brand by making ridiculously expensive and unusually trouble-prone vehicles. Which Stellantis knuckleheads thought that people capable of thinking and breathing at the same time would pay $120k for a Jeep? I bet there’s an MBA behind that initiative. Hey MBA-types, is this the ‘Creative Destruction’ your professors waxed eloquent about but would never have to live through, much less provide for their family during? Now these same imbeciles find no demand for their expensive electric toys…er…vehicles. To my UAW friends, please understand that no one wants EVs or their damned batteries. The Belvidere plant is not reopening.… Read more »
You speak the truth. That plant won’t reopen unless Illinois funds the whole thing.
marko
1 year ago
How delusional are these union mopes? You threaten, extort and destroy every business you touch and still think that manufactures are going to set up shop in your union infested commie cesspool of a state? Pound sand. Go start your own auto manufacturing conglomerate if your so smart. Hint, your not. Your also obsolete.
David F
1 year ago
Only woke ignorant liberals fell for this EV vehicle adoption, there’s only a small marker for EV vehicles and most people aren’t going to pay more either.
If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
Stellantis destroyed its brand by making ridiculously expensive and unusually trouble-prone vehicles. Which Stellantis knuckleheads thought that people capable of thinking and breathing at the same time would pay $120k for a Jeep? I bet there’s an MBA behind that initiative. Hey MBA-types, is this the ‘Creative Destruction’ your professors waxed eloquent about but would never have to live through, much less provide for their family during? Now these same imbeciles find no demand for their expensive electric toys…er…vehicles. To my UAW friends, please understand that no one wants EVs or their damned batteries. The Belvidere plant is not reopening.… Read more »
You speak the truth. That plant won’t reopen unless Illinois funds the whole thing.
How delusional are these union mopes? You threaten, extort and destroy every business you touch and still think that manufactures are going to set up shop in your union infested commie cesspool of a state? Pound sand. Go start your own auto manufacturing conglomerate if your so smart. Hint, your not. Your also obsolete.
Only woke ignorant liberals fell for this EV vehicle adoption, there’s only a small marker for EV vehicles and most people aren’t going to pay more either.