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Johnny2X2X

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4. The Auto Industry here in MI

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 08:15 AM

Apr 3

The Trump regime knows nothing, they have no idea how business works and how supply chains are managed.

JIT to them means Jesus I'm Tired. The tier 2 auto suppliers just had a bomb dropped on their factories. These are factories that are fast paced, rely on just in time delivery to hold costs down, and they work with tiny margins. They simply aren't set up to absorb a cost shock like this without laying people off. JIT means these tariffs effects are almost immediate.

My brother helps run one of the largest tool and die shops in the Midwest, they are a tier 2 auto supplier, means they supply to the tier 1s who supply to the OEMs. They're holding an emergency meeting this weekend, my brother thinks it's to tell 3rd shift they no longer have jobs. A deep recession is almost here.

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