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To: Road Walker who wrote (474681)	4/24/2009 10:14:29 AM
From: longnshort	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574386

Profitability per Vehicle GM: Loses $2,331 per vehicle Toyota: Makes $1,488 per vehicle Production Time per Vehicle GM: 34.3 hours, 2.5% improvement since 2003 Toyota: 27.9 hours, 5.5% improvement since 2003 Average Hourly Salary for Non-Skilled, Assembly Line Worker GM: $31.35/hour (NOTE: Includes idle workers still on payroll.) Toyota: $27/hour (NOTE: Includes year-end bonus.) Average Labor Cost per U.S. Hourly Worker GM: $73.73 Toyota: $48

To: Road Walker who wrote (474681)	4/24/2009 10:29:54 AM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1574386

>> How many times do you have to read that GM/F labor costs are virtually identical to Toyotas, including the legacy costs? We've had this argument before and you were wrong then and you're wrong now. I cannot imagine how a person can be so ignorant. A 7-th grader can understand that if you have labor costs higher in one brand versus another, the one with higher costs is not going to be an effective competitor.