Originally Posted by Chrome383Z

I would tend to believe that GM set a sales target of 18k per year and negotiated that with the UAW. If GM wanted a target of 30k per year, I think we would have seen the UAW restriction at 30k per year. The UAW from my perspective is locking the sales to get future vehicle production here in the USA if the vehicle would take off and need 100k per year.

I don't think that the UAW "forced" GM in to only bringing 18k per year over. They might like to say that did, but I find that highly unlikely.

In my uneducated honest OPINION...

EDIT: As GM continues on a Financial downward spiral I think we'll see less and less of the UAW making decisions - and GM running the show.