UAW member pickets during union strike at Ford plant in Wayne, Michigan.
United Auto Workers member Victoria Hall walks the picket line at the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., Monday, Sept. 18, 2023.
  • The United Auto Workers union is on strike, targeting a select few Detroit 3 car factories.
  • UAW leadership is threatening to escalate and target more plants if negotiations don't improve.
  • That could reverse what little vehicle pricing progress that car shoppers saw this summer.

Car buying was supposed to be getting better — but now the auto workers strike at Ford, GM, and Stellantis will be bad for everyone.