The United Auto Workers strike launched early on Friday is likely to be an obstacle to the American car industry's transition towards electric vehicles pushed by the Biden administration, according to experts—as well as a crucial dilemma for the president.
"If fewer EVs arrive in the coming weeks, that will allow them to clear the backlog," Brauer said. However, he added, the situation will change drastically if the strike continues for a longer time. For Cristina Benton, the director of Market and Industry Analysis at the Chicago-based Anderson Economic Group, the impact of the UAW strike on the country's green transition is"the wild card of these negotiations."