The Robotic Age is Here - GM has an Option as Robots Do Not Complain

The UAW United Auto Worker's Union has decided tosince they are over stocked with new vehicles, about
strike knowing or rather believing that General Motors3-4 months actually, some industry analysts say longer,
has no choice but to give into their demands or sobut the Online Think Tank believes it is about 4.5
they think. The truth is that GM is much better off tomonths. How long does it take to robotize? Well, there
robotize their factories now and skip the human labor.is the problem, about 8-9 months, but taking the hit now
This will allow them to compete with the comingand subtracting those high labor costs will be well
Chinese Imports that are about to hit the first USworth it in the end.
showrooms in 2008 - smaller SUVs at one-third theThe Online Think Tank's GM spreadsheet shows
cost.although the dealers will be squeezed somewhat, in
GM has been given an ultimatum by the UAW, eitherthe end the dealers and GM corporate wins. The
cave into the demands or suffer the consequences.Consumer also wins with lower priced cars. What
General Motors loses about 760 cars per hour that theabout all those high-paying jobs?
plants are shut down currently, but in reality thoseWell, it seems there are shortages of workers in the
plants can be run totally robotically, we have theauto-tech maintenance industry, trucking industry and
technology. Robotic factories can nearly assemble aseveral others at nearly identical wages, less the
car from start to finish, it is time that GM UpgradeUAW's incessant demands for high-cost high-premium
anyway, other wise it cannot survive.health care insurance. It appears GM would be wise to
The UAW has not done this to GM in nearlygo for it and forget the strikers, as they are not team
4-decades. Currently the GM dealership network isplayers anyway and only bring down GM. Sincerely,
over stocked and GM can go idle for quite awhileLance.