Suppliers urge price concessions from automakers as UAW strike hits finances

UAW picketing began Friday at the Stellantis Jeep supplier park in Toledo, Ohio. Employees of those two suppliers qualified for UAW strike benefits. (Rudy Schork)

September 21, 2023 10:40 AM

The UAW's strike against the Detroit 3 has made an already precarious financial situation for suppliers even more fraught — and the automakers might be in part to blame, industry experts said.

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