Car buying was finally getting better. The auto workers' strike will make it bad for everyone again.

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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.

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The boss of the United Auto Workers union said Tesla workers are 'scraping to get by' so that 'greedy people like Elon Musk can build more rocket ships'

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People in red union t-shirts carry a Stand Up sign as they march throughout downtown Detroit.
UAW President Shawn Fain marches with UAW members through downtown Detroit on September 15, 2023.

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Ford and GM workers already make $20 more per hour than Tesla employees. Their union's demands would double that gap.

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People in red union t-shirts carry a Stand Up sign as they march throughout downtown Detroit.
UAW President Shawn Fain marches with UAW members through downtown Detroit on September 15, 2023.

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Ford and GM could be losing $100 million every week with union workers on strike

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People on strike in red t-shirts carrying blue UAW signs are gathered outside of a Ford vehicle assembly plant.
United Auto Workers members strike at the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan.

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The UAW strike and the inexorable math of electric vehicles

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Robots during the production of the Tesla Model Y in the Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide, Germany, October 2021.
Robots during the production of the Tesla Model Y in the Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide, Germany, October 2021.

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The new F-150 and 8 other cool things we saw at the Detroit auto show

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Ford F-150 at a reveal event in September 2023.
The 2024 Ford F-150 was revealed at an event ahead of the Detroit Auto Show.

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The average monthly payment for a new car was $733 in the second quarter of 2023. That could rise if auto workers strike long enough.

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Auto workers went on strike against Ford, GM, and Stellantis after a contract agreement could not be reached Thursday night.

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It's official: Auto workers at Ford, GM, and Stellantis are on strike

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Striking United Auto Workers picket at Ford's Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., shortly after midnight Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Striking United Auto Workers picket at Ford's Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., shortly after midnight Friday, Sept. 15, 2023.

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The UAW doesn't have to strike at every automaker or factory to shut down most of the auto industry

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Members of the UAW last went on strike in 2019.

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Car deals just came back, but they will dry up if auto workers go on strike

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The United Auto Workers union last went on strike at General Motors in 2019.

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