"As the President of the UAW pointed out, during the strike a couple years ago, automakers charge the same for Mexican built cars as they do for US built, even though Mexican autoworkers are paid a tenth what USians are paid. "

I picked up on that way back, also. When questioned on it, the auto execs said that vehicles would be really expensive if they didn't outsource. Seems like a journalist could easily have had an itemized sticker break out of a vehicle the year before the outsourcing ( nafta ) hit, and held their feet to the fire on it, but no such luck.
But the reporters Corporate bosses probably got some ads tossed their way, or maybe a sweetheart deal on a leased vehicle.

Same with the tariffs. Trump talking inane,babbling, blathering bullshit about how the foreign Country eats it, how the American consumer won't be charged anything tariff related. I had been keeping track of a vehicle I was thinking of buying, it's up in price about 33% from November of 2024 to now. Same exact vehicle. Screw that, I'll drive mine into the ground, or at least wait for regime change in Shinyland.