Low-cost latitude: Contrary to popular belief, 'low cost' does not automatically mean 'Chinese'

摘要

With two of the domestic car makers' balance sheets stained red, the suppliers that provide the components those manufacturers use to assemble their cars and trucks are under even greater pressure to cut costs or face replacement. The weapon threatened in these negotiations is the "China cost," the presumably low price offered by emerging contract manufacturers in China that exploit that country's low wages and absence of enforced labor and environmental laws.