Why Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Has Sent Automakers Scrambling

[@camadams9149]

Funny, companies that outsourced their jobs to reduce costs are now facing extinction. Oh well

[@a.m.doesit9347]

might be a good time to focus more on building better public transportation

[@billthebuilder1579]

@@a.m.doesit9347 That doesn't work in woke cites where enforcement of norms of behavior are non existent making the choice of utilizing public transportation that choice of desperation.

[@KB-ke3fi]

@@a.m.doesit9347 Yeah I hear that subway demand is real high in Kansas.

[@ph11p3540]

@@a.m.doesit9347 Good idea. First we need to plan out the cities to allow public transit to work efficiently and be convenient.

[@spicychad55]

@@a.m.doesit9347 good public transportation in this country? hell's more likely to freeze over than the public protesting the govt to be useful!

[@john_doe_not_found]

People with older cars are praying their car has no major breakdown any time soon. Auto prices leave buyers feeling ripped off right now.

[@TheCloser1]

I’ll keep my older cars, they’re easy and cheap to fix. One has a harness with less then a dozen total wires and is one of my most reliable vehicles. Just shows sometimes progress isn’t always in the right direction.

[@arkman8109]

I have a big smile, I drive a 1979 dodge truck with no computer and know how to rebuild every piece on it. And already have enough parts to build two more. You should always know how to work with your hands and build things.

[@angry-white-men]

Majority of the people in the US will simply move to scooters or motorcycles like in India and other countries in the East. People in cold weather climates will be screwed though.

[@michaelf.2449]

@@TheCloser1 oh it's progress in the right direction it's just the consumers don't want reliable cars.

[@fliegenmann2562]

Yep, but saving isn’t that great either... Inflation is crazy right now!

[@mrchristoph5674]

Wow, the guy basically says you want a country where you can exploit the workers but a country close to home.

[@tfcanyon]

We have enough red states with high poverty rates e.g. 19% in Mississippi that also have low education rates that could do this work. Git R done as they love to say.

[@nobodyknows3180]

@@slevinchannel7589 quit spamming, please

[@slevinchannel7589]

@@nobodyknows3180 Think about my comment.

[@David53D]

So, offering employment where people are glad to work and benefit with improved quality of life is exploitation?

[@Robert-cu9bm]

Mexico?

[@kennylong7281]

For decades, too many cheap vehicles have been produced. Vast storage lots exist everywhere, where perfectly good vehicles are being allowed to rot, and rust.

[@tomasinacovell4293]

Yeah, and the way cars are sold and repaired is a crime too, the USA is anti-consumer and anti-labor as hell.

[@tempest411]

Yeah, people are EXTREMELY wasteful. Instead of repairing a failed transmission or engine in a car they have, they'll put themselves in debt for many times the cost on a new car. It never made any sense to me.

[@davidperry4013]

Everyone should keep their cars as long as possible and old cars should be sold to low income countries to help people get transportation instead of being left to rot.

[@hurrdurrmurrgurr]

At this point corporations are rolling dice to decide their next excuse for raising prices.

[@napoleonbonaparte4396]

I doubt that's excuse. Companies are trying their best to reduce costs. As an accountant, I see the supply chain disruptions since the pandemic and the war in Ukraine is creating more problems, especially in Europe.

[@heyhoe168]

@@napoleonbonaparte4396 seriously, 2 years should have fixed covid supply issues. But it did not.

[@F15CEAGLE]

@Seek Him with all your heart and you will find Him Maranatha.

[@adihadi415]

From Malaysia 🇲🇾 URAA *МУДРОСТЬ США И ГЛУПОСТЬ ЕВРОПЫ, США ПОДНИМАЕТ ПРОПАГАНДУ В ЕВРОПУ, ЧТОБЫ ПОСЛЕДОВАТЬ, ЕСЛИ РОССИЯ ВОЮЕТ ЗА ЗАЩИТУ БЛИЖАЙШЕЙ СТРАНЫ ЕВРОПЫ, ЯВЛЯЮЩЕЙСЯ МИШЕНЬЮ ПУЛИ, ГДЕ США СМЕЕТСЯ НАД ГЛУПОСТЬЮ ЕВРОПЫ ИЗ-ЗА США* *MUDROST' SSHA I GLUPOST' YEVROPY, SSHA PODNIMAYET PROPAGANDU V YEVROPU, CHTOBY POSLEDOVAT', YESLI ROSSIYA VOYUYET ZA ZASHCHITU BLIZHAYSHEY STRANY YEVROPY, YAVLYAYUSHCHEYSYA MISHEN'YU PULI, GDE SSHA SMEYETSYA NAD GLUPOST'YU YEVROPY IZ-ZA SSHA*

[@adihadi415]

@Derone Cerrone from Malaysia 🇲🇾 URAA *МУДРОСТЬ США И ГЛУПОСТЬ ЕВРОПЫ, США ПОДНИМАЕТ ПРОПАГАНДУ В ЕВРОПУ, ЧТОБЫ ПОСЛЕДОВАТЬ, ЕСЛИ РОССИЯ ВОЮЕТ ЗА ЗАЩИТУ БЛИЖАЙШЕЙ СТРАНЫ ЕВРОПЫ, ЯВЛЯЮЩЕЙСЯ МИШЕНЬЮ ПУЛИ, ГДЕ США СМЕЕТСЯ НАД ГЛУПОСТЬЮ ЕВРОПЫ ИЗ-ЗА США* *MUDROST' SSHA I GLUPOST' YEVROPY, SSHA PODNIMAYET PROPAGANDU V YEVROPU, CHTOBY POSLEDOVAT', YESLI ROSSIYA VOYUYET ZA ZASHCHITU BLIZHAYSHEY STRANY YEVROPY, YAVLYAYUSHCHEYSYA MISHEN'YU PULI, GDE SSHA SMEYETSYA NAD GLUPOST'YU YEVROPY IZ-ZA SSHA*

[@lesgriffiths8523]

I'm OK. My 1942 Willys Jeep MB LHD still has its original electrical harness....it looks sclerotic.....but it works a treat. The stop light still works....so do the panel/dash lights....I have never replaced a bulb in the 40 years I have owned it....and I bought it in April 1982 when it was the M.A.S.H. competition prize in Brisbane , Australia. Thank you Willys Overland Co. of Toledo OH.....thank you for this amazing piece of engineering. It will go for forever. Les Griffiths

[@quinlanal-aziz6155]

Ok boomer

[@Callmeback28]

$5,699,999 867.68 acres - Borrego Springs, California (San Diego County) who's ready to live out on the land

[@tempest411]

@@quinlanal-aziz6155 Old cars are WAY better than new ones.

[@garyK.45ACP]

Exactly! My wife is Ukrainian. Born and raised in Kharkiv. One of our three sons was working as an engineer for a manufacturer in Kharkiv, Ukraine, which makes parts for German automobiles. The factory was operating sporadically after the invasion and is currently not in production. Our daughter in law and grandson have evacuated to Koln (Cologne) Germany. Our son is still in Kharkiv and volunteering to work with emergency services. Mostly delivering aid. Kharkiv has a huge industrial base and many European manufacturers have factories there, mostly producing labor intensive parts (like wiring harnesses) due to very low wages. Factory workers get paid 10,000-15,000 UAH/month. $340-500/month.

[@JamesSmith-ix5jd]

Turns out raw resources and food are more valuable than fiat money, who could have thought..

[@crhu319]

Shhh don't tell the neoliberals or Nazis.

[@Callmeback28]

$5,699,999 867.68 acres - Borrego Springs, California (San Diego County) who's willing to help me buy this land

[@briancallahan5673]

Right

[@peterschmidt7543]

Most of or near all gizmos in a modern vehicle are not necessary for taking it from A to B. It’s just tech development to please our vanity.

[@Robert-cu9bm]

They're in the legislation, so can not be sold without it.

[@mikehurt3290]

They have to keep adding stuff to justify selling new cars every year

[@Robert-cu9bm]

@@mikehurt3290 Well that is the business model... Sell cars.

[@neilkurzman4907]

Modern vehicles? How far back you going? Cars I’ve had radios since the 50s., And heat, air conditioning, automatic transmissions. Electronic ignition since the 70s. Standard power window since the 80s. What do you think we should be driving around in model Ts.

[@jamescaley9942]

This is mostly driven by regulations, cars are built for regulators more than consumers these days. The irony is that the only thing they don't regulate for is sustainability, instead cars are insanely complex that makes them anything but.

[@danthelongman]

I have worked with auto wiring harness suppliers before.. they are impossible to automate and entirely dependant on manual operators. This makes it very difficult to "shift production" to another location/company as you need alot of time (couple of months to a year) just to train new workers to make the part fast enough (reaching the required cycle time), even if you have all toolings and machines ready and set up. Such an intense labor production would also mean hiring of willing workers is very crucial, quite a number of workers quit because of the low pay and they could find better less complicated job (such as being a cashier for example) elsewhere. This really affects the company's workforce and continued production.

[@danielwhyatt3278]

Yeah just looking at how they had to put all that together I am not surprised that it is impossible right now to automate. Boooy I do not envy that job.

[@Ryan2022]

Yep, it takes years to “shift” production of almost anything. There also has to a feasible place to go.

[@micapathofprophets1532]

Things are changing Ruwiane Dan. You see Elon Musk as said that if you look wire harness factory, most people would say the "wire harness is the product". Elon Musk would say no the "Factory is the product as well". It is "Machine that build the Machine" that is your product, and traditionally the best engineers have not worked on making the factory better.

[@MultiYlin]

RJ45 is the solution but the chip manufacturing is not there.

[@vkrgfan]

That’s very unfair to pay such low wages for this type of job.

[@billybonecollector7276]

I’m sure Russia is willing to sell whatever raw materials you need in Rubles of course.

[@goodlife6277]

Your Mother Will apreciate too😂😂😂😂😂

[@reverendblkgrape1]

At this point anything and everything will be used as an excuse to increase prices and claim “issues”.

[@tomh1727]

yep, i work as plumber and i know companies are holding back their heat pumps and stuff even though they have them ready and produced so they can charge more

[@uknowme9078]

Been figured that out when the “microchip” shortage emerged into media topic coverage. Yet new tv, radio, fones, watches,etc.

[@theowl3756]

The U.S. Military Industrial Complex and Arms Merchants are rooting for both Putin and Zelenskyy at the same time, and hoping for an endless war where neither side can have a decisive victory. The billions of dollars given to Ukraine in the name of military assistance actually never leaves the United States. The money moves from the U.S. Treasury to the bank account of Arms Merchants and Defense Contractors. It is a circus with many clowns.

[@reverendblkgrape1]

@@theowl3756 💯

[@theowl3756]

@@reverendblkgrape1 Thank you for your understanding...Please note that some fool is asking for the "Source"...!!!..LOL

[@Iamthestig42069]

We don’t need screens and automated interiors. Wiring harnesses have grown in number because people think they need screens and computerized interiors. Get rid of body control modules and just run a computer for the engine.

[@thesun6211]

PCM + Braking, + Active Suspension/Damping Control for the High-Po/Sports Car/Sport Compact Packages is all that's needed unless using an Electric or Hybrid Powertrain. There's a degree of logic to integrating Communications/Entertainment with HVAC and Seat/Window Controls but not only does it not need Integrated with other Systems, it's simpler to Manufacture, Build, Troubleshoot, and Service by connecting all Cabin Electronics to a single (and Separate) Ruggedized Consumer Computer system (something between a Raspberry and Gaming Phone or Tablet, Spec- and Performance-wise) mounted within the Passenger Compartment anyway.

[@Iamthestig42069]

@@thesun6211 Performance cars don’t need active suspension, their aging owners with back problems do. It’s mostly old people who buy performance cars. There is no logic in all that interior nonsense that if there is a hardware shortage. Car are lying around unfinished because of these issues. Manual everything, 3 knobs for climate and a double din hole in the dash ready for an aftermarket unit, get it out the door. The price of a work truck has nearly doubled in 15 years and an Arizona ice tea has stayed the same. If they went back to making basic interiors maybe people could afford new cars

[@TheCloser1]

@@Iamthestig42069 all I need is 12v to the coil and a coolant temp gauge and I’m happy as a clam. Be riding around in my 89 yr old ford with no problems at all while new techs need a computer engineering degree just to diagnose dtc’s. It’s all a money game. Way to much left on the table building good, reliable vehicles. Now it’s a “better not own out of warranty” market. Thanks EPA

[@ok.ok.5735]

Yep I don’t mind rolling up a window with a hand crank done it most of my life. No need for screens already got a phone I can charge while in the car just radio and speakers for me please!

[@angry-white-men]

@@Iamthestig42069 Manufacturers just need to get rid of these "performance cars" all together. They are not practical in society today and shouldn't be sold. If someone insists on having something to cover for their small PP then we have full size pickups now.

[@vlocke706]

I work on wire harness routing for oem from Europe. Yes the issues is big and other components are still hard to get since it’s in Russia and it’s delayed.

[@slevinchannel7589]

May i ask if you saw Professor Dave Explain's newest video? It was quite Something.

[@nobodyknows3180]

@@slevinchannel7589 not even remotely related to the topic of this video. thanks anyway.

[@norman_5623]

@@slevinchannel7589 Professor Dave is a bit of a polymath. I'll bookmark. Personally I like Real Engineering. But if you do a search on KZbin for "wiring harness", you'll find enough videos to show you how to make your own wiring harness while you're waiting for the factory part to show up from The Ukraine. You do need a few tools, though.

[@micapathofprophets1532]

Things are changing now Ahmed. Now your seeing top engineer try to automate a lot of what they doing right now. That has never happen before.

[@Callmeback28]

$5,699,999 867.68 acres - Borrego Springs, California (San Diego County) who's willing to help me buy this land

[@IgorGjurovski]

They are also making wire harness in Macedonia. Salary is 350 Euro per month and treatment of the workers are inhumane and cruel!

[@DougGrinbergs]

3:45 22 companies from 6 countries invested $500M in Ukraine wiring harness business 6:41 Norilsk produces 20% of class 1 nickel 8:38 palladium for ICE car catalytic converters. Palladium more expensive than gold. Russia produces 43% of raw palladium.

[@CmdrCorn]

This is the EXACT playbook that they're doing with Petroleum products. Shutting down global oil trades is the only way Ukraine and even many Western oil companies can survive. Western 'leaders' would rather destroy their own citizens than let their pet Ukraine die, or help Russia prosper...

[@freitb1]

@Seek Him with all your heart and you will find Him not relevant here

[@ragingmonk6080]

"Over the last several decades, Mexico has become a global leader in harness manufacturing (automotive electrical wiring systems). Production of this class of auto parts in the country is now valued at approximately US $8 billion. The volume of wire harness manufacturing in Mexico is sufficient to equip the more than 17 million vehicles a year that are manufactured in the North American region."

[@justadildeau]

So basically $8 billion worth of zipties? 🤣

[@mmc2k9999]

Are they good quality or nah.

[@justadildeau]

@@mmc2k9999 it's Mexico, so yeah.

[@AbhishekThakur-wl1pl]

@@justadildeau nope.

[@justadildeau]

@@AbhishekThakur-wl1pl yup, I know Mexico quite well

[@anthonysmz3]

Stop buying new cars, and you'll see how fast car prices drop. Stop buying anything that is overpriced.

[@philbydoodle6199]

Exactly

[@paulblichmann2791]

Stop buying houses too! The price of even a sad little crackerbox is outrageous.

[@MrJustin259]

Problem with the western people, all they love to do is consume, and business know that

[@abepetrow]

@@paulblichmann2791 Don't buy anything new!

[@billwhitis9997]

I've never heard a better justification for price gouging. When will corporate profits come back to "normalized levels"?

[@domthabomb3045]

Unfortunately never! Corporate greed is at an all time level!

[@braidena1633]

@@domthabomb3045 that's why I just dump everything into gamestop. Only hedge against inflation there is

[@dfk09]

Another excuse for greedy Capitalists to raise prices and profits. A Volkswagen GTI is now $10K over sticker price...

[@stevenyia2778]

Some place it's between 12-15k over sticker 😒

[@Callmeback28]

$5,699,999 867.68 acres - Borrego Springs, California (San Diego County) who's ready to buy this

[@banshee8989]

Here we go again.......... I smell the auto makers angling for another bailout. Basically they were exploiting Ukraine for the low cost labor and we are suppose to feel sorry for the auto makers.

[@Scar626]

That was one point in this video; that Ukraine makes about 7% of wire harnesses that goes into European vehicles -> 4:42 (so about every 100 wire harnesses Europe buys, about 7 comes from Ukraine, so now you have 93 out of the 100 you used to have. That only applies if none comes through from Ukraine anymore, not that much of a loss to be honest) If that was your only takeaway, I think you missed the bigger part of this video -> Raw Materials ( 9:13 ) Your country either has natural resources or it doesn't. If you missed it -> Russia owns 43% of the world's palladium, followed by South Africa with 34% (Together 77%). And if you didn't notice, the South African government voted to abstain in all of the UN votes on Ukraine. Major reason for that was because it's a BRICS nation (other BRICS nations tended to do the same). Not only that, but I can tell you as a South African I've talked to fellow South Africans about the Ukraine Russia war. Not all, but some doesn't believe NATO expansions is worth all the death and ruination.

[@markcarr5142]

I'm an automotive tech working in a independent repair shop. It's getting so bad right now, that we cant fix peoples cars because the parts are just not available, the part is 5 days away (i'm in Texas) and the price is either on par with the dealerships price, or is more expensive. And that's for an aftermarket part, not an OEM. Just recently, we found out that r134a Freon is now $350-$500 for a 30lb cylinder. Last year, i bought a 30lb cylinder for $109, as i was doing mobile ac repair to supplement my income. In the Texas heat, you absolutely need ac. The price for an evac and recharge went from $119 last year, to about $275 this year, as my employer had to increase his price to offset the cost of freon. Holy Christ, people....things are just getting shittier and shittier.

[@boucheramouad991]

Aptiv, an ireland automotive company has decided to move from Ukraine to my country Morocco to profit from low cost labour and inhuman work conditions.

[@martiansoon9092]

If auto usage and consumption is getting lower, because there are not enough cars, then it is a good thing for the nature. Bad for consumerism culture, but really good for the environment.

[@neilkurzman4907]

Are you assuming then there will be less cars and people be driving less? It more likely means that older cars will stay on the road longer.

[@danielwhyatt3278]

Well I’m afraid that’s not really the case here, as a lot of the metals like they said are the ones that are crucial in the future EV industry. Without it then old cars will just stay on the road for longer. What we should be doing now is using this time to better recycle old vehicles to get the crucial metals from them we need rather than just needlessly crushing them and salvaging them as just raw singular metals to melt down.

[@neilkurzman4907]

@@danielwhyatt3278 After they are crushed shredded and melted down they do recover the individual medals.

[@arkman8109]

You better think again. Look at what Haiti did to their country, they stripped it of forest and burned them for cooking fires and other things.

[@don-cw1yz]

Just maybe start manufacturing the critical items in the USA & Canada? A major problem with the Automotive chips is that vehicle manufactures use cheap chips. The computer chip makers don't make money on making them and are going to focus on more advanced computer chips that they make money on. So perhaps the vehicle manufacturers could upgrade the the chips they use. Just in time manufacturing parts systems don't seem to be working out so well in the current situation the world is in now.

[@Anyguy4321]

It takes years to build a factory. Intel alone is building many more fabs but it takes time,

[@Memenoch_]

Because we have allowed companies to base profits in part on the use of impoverished labor and even though they could make money having these things done at a fair wage here they would make less money doing it. Americans will just take a better job if the job they have doesn't pay.

[@nathannapolitano1749]

China has control of canada

[@josephchan7040]

Not that simple. The raw materials are not mined or available here in the states. Plus labor.

[@antonioinoa6961]

Some of the raw materials that need to be mined doesn't exist in large quantities to have a decent flow in North America or even Latin America.

[@stevenrushing334]

turning off the oil wells in the US and begging OPEC to produce more isn’t helping.

[@manfreds.6384]

The West wanting to turn ME kingdoms to pariah states, now want help from them for oil shortages. LOL!

[@Uofmdoc]

Zuckerberg got Biden elected then Biden halted US oil production.

[@neilkurzman4907]

So what you’re saying is listening to fantasy news doesn’t work? Why do you think oil wells in the United States have been turned off. The answer was because there was no demand due to Covid. Turning them back on isn’t free. So oil companies felt no rush to do it. And because of all of those oil workers being laid off two years ago, there’s not enough of them now.

[@Ryan2022]

Yep. Biden is awful

[@neilkurzman4907]

@@Ryan2022 And Trump is worse.

[@jarednovel]

WHO IS TELLING THE TRUTH....They say that Russia's economy is very insignificant depite Russia being vast country full of resources. They argue that it is a poor country yet Russia and Ukraine produce most of the wheat consumed in the world, Russia exports most of the fertilizers, it exports most of the gas consumed in Europe, Russia does most of the essential metals like Nickel and yet they want us to believe its economy is smaller than that of Texas or California? Remember also that Russia supplies China with gas via a pipeline and that China is the second largest economy with over a billion people.

[@hernegenjas8225]

isn't it better to compare gdp ppp with russia and california than gdp alone? gdp ppp russia has $5,5 trillion china has like $28 trillion idk how much california has tho XD

[@andrewj22]

I'm glad to see the country's top minds are here working on figuring this out.

[@Baynewsvideo]

Tesla is cranking out cars day and night in Fremont , Ca. No shortage of chips for Tesla.

[@Born2DoubleUp]

maybe they should stop treating cars like phones where you are expected to get a new one every year for no reason.

[@into_the_void]

This is why you need to have a robust and flexible supply chain with and equally robust BCP

[@Callmeback28]

$5,699,999 867.68 acres - Borrego Springs, California (San Diego County) looking for 50,000 people to help by this land

[@geoben1810]

American car manufacturers need to get back to building compact, efficient, more affordable cars and build them here in America, including all the parts required to build them.🇺🇸

[@adrian8773]

Yeah unfortunately thatll never happen

[@nickl5658]

I don't think the US ever built compact fuel efficient cars. You might be thinking europe.

[@bucknut2000]

It be too expensive probably . From my experience more Americans don’t care about made in America over price and brand perception .

[@geoben1810]

@@nickl5658 Sure they did, maybe it was before your time. Early 60s; Ford Fairlane, Mercury Comet, Chevy Nova, American Motors Rambler, Chrysler Valiant, the Dodge Dart, right thru the 70s etc... they were all 4 and 6 cylinder cars that were affordable, simple, basic, reliable. To be honest I don't know the mpg numbers but I remember as a kid, people in my family commenting on the good gas mileage and no problems. My aunt had both the Falcon and the Fairlane. I had a '63 Rambler wagon in the mid 70s my brother had a Valiant, also in the 70s. You can probably find the mpg numbers online. 👍

[@jeffrutledge1789]

@@bucknut2000 these evil corporations are making billions off outsourcing our jobs. That should be illegal. These corporations greed knows no limits.

[@geoben1810]

Maybe America will wake the F-UP and start making what we need for ourselves again. Everything including cars, heavy appliances, computer chips, solar panels.... EVERYTHING!!!

[@carlosalexanderly7733]

The problem merica has become lazy in manufacturing …. Mexicos cartel corruption is equivalent to Republican/democracy congressional leaders specially career politicians. That is a fact… America is no longer it is Merican it is losing its status because of greed & power ….

[@CesarJoel94]

Good luck with that

[@geoben1810]

@@CesarJoel94 Yeah I realize it's just wishful thinking 🤔

[@JimBob1937]

it's simply not practical for many reasons. Even now, global commerce is here to stay.

[@MartinMenge]

This explains why major automakers have teamed up to invest in major infrastructure projects in South Africa. Especially the rail corridors connecting South Africa's industrial and mineral processing hubs with port cities. It looks like corridors connecting all the way to the DRC is also in the works. Something is cooking.

[@heyhoe168]

Sure. Africa has huge amount of free workforce. Cheap labour is required since asia becomes reacher and more expensive.

[@wilsongonzalez9551]

Any stock that could benefit from this in Africa?

[@notastone4832]

building things in africa is a mistake.. they will learn the hard way as everyone does.

[@Callmeback28]

$5,699,999 867.68 acres - Borrego Springs, California (San Diego County) who is willing to help me by this man looking for 50,000 people we will take RVs living on the land

[@MartinMenge]

@@wilsongonzalez9551 You can look at an index on the JSE and Botswana's stock exchange, but I doubt portfolio investment will come close to FDI opportunities. Rather setup your own business servicing the related industries (auto and battery) that can quickly adapt when one of the big players like tesla/Panasonic etc setup production. I would look at the suppliers to Tesla's gigafactory for inspiration. If your operation will be big enough you might want to look at securing a place in one of South Africa's special economic zones.

[@piotrcurious1131]

Well. This will be impulse to re-design cars! Since long time I point to fact wire harness is most vulnerable part of modern car. 1)24V can be used instead of 12V. This reduces current and reduced weight of most wired and connectors. 24V components are available off the shelf - trucks use them. If done right , up to 48V system can be used. 24V is most reasonable for short term though. 2)most wires are obsolete. Wireless technology allows great simplification of the harness, with only power and ground needed plus few critical safety wires for systems like airbags. It also removes thousands of plugs, sockets etc. last but not least it simplifies diagnostics.

[@jwstolk]

Tesla is looking at using 48V power-over-Ethernet to also reduce the number of wires by combining power and data. But I suspect this has been slowed down a bit by the chip shortage. As far as I know Tesla is also the only company looking at less flexible cables and connectors that are easier to handle by robots, so wire harnesses can be produced and installed in a more automated way.

[@piotrcurious1131]

@@jwstolk chip shortage is about automotive-specific chips. Universal chips are not impacted at all. Please verify your facts before shooting - there is enough disinformation hurting the industry already.

[@crhu319]

Power over Ethernet. Does everything.

[@Callmeback28]

$5,699,999 867.68 acres - Borrego Springs, California (San Diego County) who's willing to help me buy this land

[@nenadperisic9915]

How that US president hurt US and EU economy 😂😂😂

[@SkylarsTerribleMemes]

let the automakers suffer, they've made common people suffer for long enough. one day the streetcar will return with a mighty vengeance

[@samcambria3363]

I know interesting spin! HAHHAH!

[@ulfosterberg9116]

In my company we got some rawmaterial from Russia. There was the discussion on what do we do? After two weeks we got it from Latvia and now nobody even thinking about it anymore. The only stuff that can become a problem short term in the world is nickel.

[@goodlife6277]

Sure, Latvia and onde others can substitute Rússia...fool😂😂😂

[@vsubhuti]

With all digital stuff going into modern cars Its like hey there is a car in my computer!

[@michaelmontgomery5141]

Poor management if one thinks only one supplier is appropriate

[@blondeguy08]

Bring back the 12v cummins. Only wiring harness needed is for the speedometer. That’s it.

[@apoorv2498]

War happens for few days, Life cries for years, Nature is burdened with gunpowder, the wind is spreading the smell of death, There is helplessness on the wounds, Disease roaming in the streets, These dying children in our hands and these mothers cry in the nights, Colonies are dead, dead is city, Faces are stones, hearts are stones. 😭😭😭😭

[@adihadi415]

From Malaysia 🇲🇾 URAA *МУДРОСТЬ США И ГЛУПОСТЬ ЕВРОПЫ, США ПОДНИМАЕТ ПРОПАГАНДУ В ЕВРОПУ, ЧТОБЫ ПОСЛЕДОВАТЬ, ЕСЛИ РОССИЯ ВОЮЕТ ЗА ЗАЩИТУ БЛИЖАЙШЕЙ СТРАНЫ ЕВРОПЫ, ЯВЛЯЮЩЕЙСЯ МИШЕНЬЮ ПУЛИ, ГДЕ США СМЕЕТСЯ НАД ГЛУПОСТЬЮ ЕВРОПЫ ИЗ-ЗА США* *MUDROST' SSHA I GLUPOST' YEVROPY, SSHA PODNIMAYET PROPAGANDU V YEVROPU, CHTOBY POSLEDOVAT', YESLI ROSSIYA VOYUYET ZA ZASHCHITU BLIZHAYSHEY STRANY YEVROPY, YAVLYAYUSHCHEYSYA MISHEN'YU PULI, GDE SSHA SMEYETSYA NAD GLUPOST'YU YEVROPY IZ-ZA SSHA*

[@alcidesambriz6665]

R we sure Germany is the biggest economy in Europe?...I have my doubts, Russia.

[@adihadi415]

From Malaysia 🇲🇾 URAA *МУДРОСТЬ США И ГЛУПОСТЬ ЕВРОПЫ, США ПОДНИМАЕТ ПРОПАГАНДУ В ЕВРОПУ, ЧТОБЫ ПОСЛЕДОВАТЬ, ЕСЛИ РОССИЯ ВОЮЕТ ЗА ЗАЩИТУ БЛИЖАЙШЕЙ СТРАНЫ ЕВРОПЫ, ЯВЛЯЮЩЕЙСЯ МИШЕНЬЮ ПУЛИ, ГДЕ США СМЕЕТСЯ НАД ГЛУПОСТЬЮ ЕВРОПЫ ИЗ-ЗА США* *MUDROST' SSHA I GLUPOST' YEVROPY, SSHA PODNIMAYET PROPAGANDU V YEVROPU, CHTOBY POSLEDOVAT', YESLI ROSSIYA VOYUYET ZA ZASHCHITU BLIZHAYSHEY STRANY YEVROPY, YAVLYAYUSHCHEYSYA MISHEN'YU PULI, GDE SSHA SMEYETSYA NAD GLUPOST'YU YEVROPY IZ-ZA SSHA*

[@jarednovel]

I agree...just the sheer amount of raw materials Russia is exporting to China is mind boggling

[@BIBIWCICC]

They US instigated this war by ordering Europe not to use NORDSTREAM2 gas pipeline. But when Europe told the US to stay out of its affairs the US then pushed the Ukraine NATO issue knowing exactly what would happen and ensure the downfall of the pipe line. If car makers have shortages they need to look at the US foreign policy.

[@astroboy5456]

I lived in Barrie ON Canada and it's in the middle of nowhere. I couldn't believe the prices of everything. 2 bedroom low-end apartment is $1700.00 a month, gas is $1.79 per litre and no jobs. They continue to build houses and condos that investors buy and increase rent. A 2 bedroom semi detached house is $650,000,00 and this was before the war in Russia.

[@messengerofpeace5776]

Russia is the heart of latest industry requirements. If you cut Russia, it means you are cutting you own development.

[@dariusdrake1547]

This is war, you have to make sacrifices

[@DarkKnightSatellite]

no

[@thomasclinton5875]

The other suppliers cant make up 7 percent come on brandon.

[@kiro4754]

old school vehicle electrical wiring fewer needed since doesn't equip with complicated ECU and other electronic stuff simply plug coil carburetor alternator and battery needed to drive the vehicle

[@w2385-i2s]

I just keep driving my 30 year old car.

[@collinmarshall9254]

"Russia doesn't effecting us..." Today's reality : Blame Russia. Blame Russia. Blame Russia.

[@blakeallen874]

Beyond all of that, every single item that goes into a vehicle has gone through the roof. The rubber for tires, chips, copper, stainless steel, regular Carbon steel…. Everything. You’re getting supply shortages from inflation. Which is caused in one place and one place only, it’s the boob building in Washington DC.

[@JimBob1937]

Inflation doesn't cause supply chain issues, supply chain issues cause inflation... and it's a global issue with inflation and supply issues hitting almost every country in the world. Thus, your assertion is rooted in ignorance and bias. I say this as a person who isn't political, your comment is just idiotic and illustrates a pretty myopic world perspective.

[@Callmeback28]

$5,699,999 867.68 acres - Borrego Springs, California (San Diego County) who's ready to buy this land

[@Heshhion]

Auto makers have ripped people off for years.. I'm ok with Auto makers losing money and I'll just buy 2nd hand :)

[@allenmcallen94]

Lol this makes vehicles more expensive, even “second hand”

[@vlad1889]

2nd hand is even more expensive than brand-new. 40% price jump for used market while new cars are around 20% higher now. (1-2 year change)

[@Callmeback28]

$5,699,999 867.68 acres - Borrego Springs, California (San Diego County) who's ready to buy this land

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

Nice video.

[@chuekaothao6329]

thank you cnbc for blaming russia for somethings already happened way before the war. supply chains and chips shortage already slow down the auto industry way before, what an opportunist.

[@adrian8773]

Yeah i think it started when the pandamic shutdowns began

[@norman_5623]

Every journalist at CNBC who wanted to get both sides of the story has either been fired, resigned, or is keeping a low profile. Some of them have video blogs now. Try The Hill Rising or Monday Mourning.

[@jarednovel]

This is liberal media...they are fake news ...fake information

[@rory-red]

Tesla in Berlin they make their own wiring Harness in house.

[@kiddnicholas7760]

Ok they should say German automakers. If it’s not one thing it’s another. They can go elsewhere for the parts they need. 3-4 years later we are still have having shortages on stuff wtf now this bs.

[@David53D]

Easy to say but difficult to prove.

[@s.d.h.3t981]

Blame everything on Russia 😒

[@Bish8099-_-]

Didn't Russia just prove why Ukraine should join NATO (or become another US territory or the 51st state)? I'm disgusted with Russia's double-standard. When was the last time NATO attacked Russia? Russia is the war machine.

[@ibrahimmyles9186]

Praying for all that God takes control and God's justice is done. Praying God's miracle happens and war stops and there is peace.

[@thomasford2991]

It's a very good idea if people get to setup some stuffs aside for themselves that could be bringing them money apart from there businesses.

[@isabellahewitt8393]

You're right, that's why I invested into assets like cryptocurrency and some stocks.

[@advitrudransh7659]

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[@williams6523]

@@advitrudransh7659 Thank you for this information. I will look for her right away.

[@samcambria3363]

Tesla not scrambling near as much. Less wires less everything. Copy them

[@c.rutherford]

Amazing how a country with only an economy the size of Texas could raise prices in the United States so much. Especially when Russia only supplied 10% of the world's oil. But then we were done with the Pandemic shortages right, so we had to have a reason......

[@danielwhyatt3278]

Well we say only 10%, but that by logic can mean then that roughly ‘one in every ten people’ could be affected or ‘spread that out over 10 people’. So in the end that is actually quite a lot. It’s not half, but on average that is still quite a large number.

[@neilkurzman4907]

So you think Russia started the war in Ukraine to keep oil prices high? If the world loses 10% of its oil production. Then the price will have to rise high enough for the world to stop using 10% of the oil. Have you driven 10% less since the start of the war? Have you turned your thermostat down by 10%.

[@c.rutherford]

@@neilkurzman4907 oh no I just think a lot of gas stations are raising the price of gas at the pumps here because "Its a War!" Same for grocery stores. We'll pay. And no I can't cut my travel 10%, still got the same rounds. Though I don't do a lot of pleasure driving.

[@neilkurzman4907]

@@c.rutherford You do know that you can look online to see what a barrel of oil cost. Well if you’re not going to reduce your 10% then someone else is going to have to pick up the slack for you or the price will go up until It convinces you otherwise. I like oranges, but I’m not going to spend a buck and a quarter for one. Which balances out supply and demand. Is some portion of the latest price increase because we can get away with it, of course. But we live in a capitalist society. We’re supplying demand is the rule. Otherwise what would happen is the price of gas would remain at the same. But you would show up at the station and they would be out of it.

[@heyhoe168]

@@danielwhyatt3278 Dont forget US is still buying russian oil, so there is no actual shortage. However prices for gas flew up immediately.

[@mharm734]

looks like we're paying the cost of letting all our manufacturing leave the US now.

[@adihadi415]

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[@Wickwok]

A lot of the chips control the timing of the engine. So you can’t really build a car without chips. You can build one without all of the required chips vs missing one harness and that’s a wrap. Nickle shortages are going to greatly reduce the production of hybrids and EVs as many batteries made of a nickle hydrogen variant. It’s he mines in Ukraine shutting down that’s going to screw everything up,

[@Wickwok]

@NaN true, good point.

[@Callmeback28]

$5,699,999 867.68 acres - Borrego Springs, California (San Diego County) who's ready to buy this land

[@numberpirate]

Palladium, Platinum and Rhodium do not filter anything, they catalyze the carbon monoxide, smog (nitrous oxides) and unburnt fuel (short chain hydrocarbons) into water, CO2 and nitrogen gas. Hence why the part of the exhaust they are in is called the "Catalytic Converter".

[@norman_5623]

Many people tried to commit suicide by turning on their car exhaust in their garage. The catalytic converters were so efficient at catalyzing the carbon monoxide that it didn't work.

[@tempest411]

Cars can be made to run without converters, believe it or not. They did it all the time back in the olden days.

[@norman_5623]

@@tempest411 Back in the olden days, auto exhaust killed at least 30,000 Americans a year. I used to read the reports that the industry itself published. With converters, it's down to about 20,000 a year.

[@tempest411]

@@norman_5623 Catalytic converters weren't installed on cars to save people from CO poisoning. They were made a requirement for environmental reasons. For reasons of personal safety it would be pretty dumb to require a catalytic converter costing $1000.00 or more when a CO alarm for $50.00 would accomplish the same job. I don't disagree with the environmental reasons for converters in ordinary times, but these are not ordinary times. For the time being they need to engineer cars that use just the basics...Look to what they made cars with in the 1960s as a guide. Steel, aluminum, copper, glass, rubber, and vinyl or leather for the interiors.

[@jesse1136]

I don't really find the automotive supply chain disruption to be all that important when it's happening as a result of things like, I don't know, Canadians legally and peacefully protesting against their newly crowned King's commands. Or maybe civilians being murdered in Ukraine. Had anyone ever thought about the possibility that cars aren't meant to be disposable? You know those old dino drinking American cars that we had before fuel injection and ECUs and OBDII? You could replace the entire engine, transmission, or both, over a weekend with your old man after a trip to the junkyard.

[@iceman18211]

lol as a Canadian who didn't vote for Trudeau, stop being a drama queen.

[@Callmeback28]

$5,699,999 867.68 acres - Borrego Springs, California (San Diego County) who's ready to buy this land

[@DorsetRadio]

Dorset 1 second ago Before outsourcing became the done thing to cut costs, most of the production used to be carried out domestically. As was also the case in war time. When unavoidability/economic realities justify the benefits of innovation (e.g. redesigning, re-routing, going back to the drawing board, new supply chains, etc.), problems with wire-harness, etc. will be quickly solved. It's just a matter of time. And not putting all of one's eggs in the same basket.

[@tejasam1]

Unconditional right to stop our own life whenever we want, for all adults

[@TheBandit7613]

helium. The best way to end it all. Get a small tank used for filling balloons. You'll slowly get drowsy and... lights out. No mess, no pain. No headache like carbon monoxide. There's even a PBS show about it. Nitey nite!

[@MSG-Youtube]

What if we would have changed our minds? No one going through suicidal ideation knows how they will feel in 3 months time. Your judgement of whether your or someone else's quality of life is worth extension can alter in most cases regardless of level of disability. If you consider your life to be worthless then do some good in the world today!

[@tejasam1]

@@MSG-KZbin I'm satisfied with the life God gave me and I want to stop it peacefully, if you are greedy you are never satisfied. If you have a right doesn't mean you have to stop it.

[@MSG-Youtube]

@@tejasam1 I am not greedy and I was thinking of others. For us to decide what others should be able to do based only on our own experiences does not seem reasonable to me. Other people than us in a temporary depressed or hopeless state for whatever reason may feel more inclined to end their lives if there was no prohibition of that when they could have continued happily after turning a corner.

[@tejasam1]

@@MSG-KZbin you asking me not to think of others while you want to make decisions on others life, truth is people like you want to exploit people like me . I clearly mentioned it's only for all adults.

[@Tacurongcity2001]

bring back the TDI with no airbags and simple AM/FM radio like it used to be .

[@ericchapin7525]

I think it's wonderful, to try a bicycle out healthier and more practical and oh geez CHEAPER.😁

[@michaelmontgomery5141]

And any time there is a void in the market, people rush to fill it

[@yourneighborwiththecutedog]

awesome. the true cost of cars as dominant mode of transit are incalculable. we need to be funding public and active transportation, not EVs.

[@itsbeyondme5560]

And how you going to that? Congress already divided on this issue

[@yourneighborwiththecutedog]

@@itsbeyondme5560 we dont have a choice. poor people cannot afford EVs and the resale value of used EVs is basically nothing. also, with climate change we need less asphalt, we need narrower, tree lined streets that dont heat up our cities. cars are boomer tech that have existed for too long as the main modality. i agree we need leadership, tho... and we have none.... meanwhile people in teslas think they solved the problem :/

[@sergeyvoytenkov539]

Why is it always that half the news relates to the auto market

[@terjeoseberg990]

How is a material and parts hurting auto companies? A shortage of vehicles means they can increase the cost, making more money by selling fewer cars. It’s a problem when there are fewer customers, not less manufacturing.

[@PHlophe]

Terie, which then plays in the hands of chinese, korean and russian car manufacturers.

[@javierandrescalero444]

They increase the cost, so yes they gain more per car than before. However, their overall sales numbers diminish. This could look bad to investors. And also, poorer consumers would look at cheaper models (or to buy second hand instead) which would end up in greater loses. All in all, it is more beneficial for companies to sell as low as possible (without deficits, or devaluing the brands prestige) than raising prices to almost double their starting price.

[@terjeoseberg990]

@@PHlophe, Chinese car manufacturers might have an advantage since they can still purchase materials from Russia, but Russian manufacturers will be banned by the west, so they will not benefit. The Chinese auto makers might also be banned by the west if they purchase materials from Russia, but if they’re not selling anything to the west, why would they care? But then if they’re not selling to the west, how can they possibly impact other manufacturers that do?

[@terjeoseberg990]

@@javierandrescalero444, Used cars are also increasing in price, so this is also good for those who are selling their old car. They can use that extra money to buy the new car. This is pretty much bad for the poor who now can’t afford to buy a used car.

[@nobodyknows3180]

...by selling fewer cars. By employing fewer people. By closing factories. By creating more unemployment. Good thinking, I'm glad YOU have a head for economics, because otherwise we would be totally in the dark.

[@mitchellbarnow1709]

6:47 Caspar Rawles is really in the right place at the right time to analyze what is happening in the world right now.

[@mikeheatherly7518]

So build retro muscle style cars,a tried and true method of auto manufacturing !Today cars are over complicated in their builds !Cars can be built with out computers...

[@Iamthestig42069]

In 2008 an Arizona cost 99 cents and a 4x4 v8 Silverado cost 20 k. Now an Arizona costs 99 cents and a basic 2wd work truck is over $ 40k. Get rid of the screens and bring back the 3 knobs for climate. Computerized engine controls are important but computerized interiors are not

[@patrickkaiserliew3691]

No wonder waiting time for new car increased drastically now.

[@jugendtourist993]

* watched Not Just Bikes once * every car not produced is a good thing

[@aj-lx7vb]

well, his point is that not the cars are the issue, but the infrastructure itself. In NL you feel far better driving a car than you feel in USA of Canada.

[@MarttiSuomivuori]

Seeing the country devastated, houses burned down and buildings ground to rubble, the problems of the Western car industry do not worry me a bit. Ukraina was destroyed! Tens of thousands of people killed. And car production will go down by 9%. Take a bus, ataxi, or walk!

[@jesterjames7633]

It's not Russian invasion that's hurting automaker. It's the sanctions imposed by the US that's hurting automakers.

[@theshield1613]

The sanctions isn't hurting putin not even a pit it's hurting the hard working russian people.

[@xiaoka]

Actions have consequences.

[@hernegenjas8225]

@@xiaoka so do sanctions

[@CaptainRedbeard.]

That's insane logic bud.... how about if Russia didn't invade a country then they wouldn't have sanctions imposed on them. There you go, that's how the real world works.

[@chrismanlawe2528]

Without the invasion, there will be no sanctions

[@paulblichmann2791]

When your supply chains are so thin they span the globe, possibly making multiple laps for a single finished product, yeah pretty much anything will send you scrambling.

[@paulblichmann2791]

@CoolChannel Name I see them charging $40k for a basic ride and I see $100k pickup trucks. They are taking in more than "just enough"

[@joanweightman2275]

Once upon a time cars were mechanical?!

[@hillbillybeerdranker6678]

Those were the good old days. I used to carry tools in the car adn parts to fix it on the side of the road. I'd carry a fuel pump, fan belts, and a starter and would fix my shortblock chevy engine if I broke down. As you know, the cars today are totally different with all that computerized junk. To change the fuel pump on a Jaguar, you have to separate the body from the frame to access the fuel tank where the fuel pump is. I like the old mechanical fuel pumps on the side of the motor that could be changed in 15 minutes.

[@JDMHaze]

lmaoo😂😂😂

[@Robert-cu9bm]

Then we liked to live after a car crash... The good ol' days of dying in a crash.

[@atinderghuman4977]

Lets just live simple stop buying anying

[@pamelaseitz8962]

There worried about not getting there parts, while Ukraine is fighting to live. What's wrong with this pictire, we don't need new vehicles right now, those auto dealers are already f... rich from buyers. We can live without new cars really.....

[@Robert-cu9bm]

So the world should shut down when there's a war in one country?

[@singularity-6339]

They're not mentioning Food supply yet. So should we forget about food supply but go for War instead?

[@Robert-cu9bm]

@@oi32df Ok slave, you listen and follow orders from a war criminal.

[@ryangibson2831]

I work from my home and all I own now is a 2004 Jeep Wrangler Rubi (Highly modifed). I don't drive it or any other vehicles and just sold my Acura for 2k more than I paid. My groceries get delivered and I hire a car for everything like play dates for my daughter. I will not buy a new car ever again. I love saving 1k a month in the expense. If I do drive, it's to a trail in my jeep.

[@raymondparks4108]

There are plenty of all these metals in North America. We just need to change all the laws in the way of mining and refining.

[@WaterZer0]

Gotta keep that pollution overseas, sorry.

[@danielstapler4315]

an ounce of Palladium costs $US 2500 a car's catalytic converter has 2 to 7 grams a troy ounce is 31.1 grams so a car's catalytic converter has $161 to $563 of Palladium If we take the midpoint 4.5 grams then it's $362 of Palladium per car

[@ryanroberts1104]

So THATS why Elon has taken a personal interest against this war and sent a bunch of things to Ukraine. Not just out of the goodness of his heart....

[@KameraShy]

Sometimes business interests and doing the right thing align.

[@b0ys0l09]

There was no goodness of his heart, it’s just purely business

[@WanderingExistence]

@@b0ys0l09 Either way, how would you know? You know him?

[@carholic-sz3qv]

Yeah I’ve seen starlink dishes in the back of a diesel truck lol…… grow up kids!

[@adiltair7162]

Amazing analysis many thanks 👍🏻

[@billlot5329]

I understand LADA is making wheelbarrows now It just can't get the parts.

[@leesong6839]

Not much difference them before then.

[@xiaoka]

Slightly quieter.

[@bugtusslealien3931]

LOL 😆

[@Callmeback28]

$5,699,999 867.68 acres - Borrego Springs, California (San Diego County)

[@steverichmond7142]

Watch Tesla stock price. New generation batteries will not need lithium.

[@Hhuespe]

How about people stop buying the newest and latest wheeled metal boxes, what is wrong with your current one? are you bored?, buying things makes you happy because you don't know any better?

[@Callmeback28]

$5,699,999 867.68 acres - Borrego Springs, California (San Diego County)

[@eugeniehilbert3989]

VW, Mercedes and Leoni are arrogant. I have asked all of them whether they need support for wire harnesses. They not even responded in a proper way! So, a desired housemade crisis to increase prices???

[@SerpkoBakotiinii]

Maybe you should pay decent salary in Europe, not outsource it is to Ukraine?

[@JDMHaze]

yeah right after the US and VW stop outsourcing to Mexico

[@1amarsandhu]

Not the capitalist way !!

[@johnzeszut3170]

If I have to kiss Stalin Jr. ass to ride in a car I'll walk.

[@wulung5943]

Bring these jobs back to US. Invest in steel making in Australia

[@bucknut2000]

Why Australia ? So far away

[@wulung5943]

@@bucknut2000 It has plenty of iron and coal

[@142motocross]

What about neon? Won’t it make the semiconductor shortage worse in the long run?

[@johnmuthan286]

And pure grade silicium. Yes it will create disruption

[@piotrcurious1131]

neon is not scrubbed from natural gas in many places now, as it was merely not profitable. Now it is . Equipment is Simple, it will take maximum 2 months if not less.

[@florinaplaveti7087]

It isn't 'Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine' but the US and EU, UK, Canada, Australia's sanctions that 'has sent automakers scrambling'

[@onionpie52]

Let us all stand in faith with the brotherhood of Q.

[@JavedMohamed]

@@onionpie52 lol

[@ruthdepew7212]

@@onionpie52 May you return to sanity someday.

[@andrewj22]

Goes to show that even when governments do the right thing there are always unavoidable negative consequences.

[@florinaplaveti7087]

@@andrewj22 please explain how are the sanctions ‘the right thing’ or even legal

[@mikemancuso2526]

I left Europe about 20 years ago. It was a good move!

[@TheBandit7613]

Where did you go?

[@mikemancuso2526]

@@TheBandit7613 To Canada.

[@TheBandit7613]

@@mikemancuso2526 Brrrrr! I can't do cold. I don't have anything against Canada, only cold temps.

[@Callmeback28]

$5,699,999 867.68 acres - Borrego Springs, California (San Diego County)

[@vicentvanmole]

Title should be revised to US call out sanction hurt lots of Countries & business except Russia.

[@MAGWolf]

No excuse for price hikes on steel in the US. We have so much scrap that if we start our own foundries again we would be fine.

[@williamgatheist1314]

Develop the mines in Canada that the bean counters have prohibited so far because of higher wage costs. It is a fact that Canada has several un-developed ore bodies, not being developed because of wage costs here. For the safety of the world, this has to be fixed like yesterday...

[@musk-eteer9898]

it's price fixing, create a shortage of any product and it is ok to jack up price.

[@andrewj22]

Your theory doesn't make sense. Companies feel no need to justify higher prices. If people are willing to pay more, they'll unapologetically charge it. If people can't pay more, then they're just going to be selling fewer cars and making less money.