[jjotto]

Volvo, which will build the S60 sedan in SC, joins BMW and Mercedes in SC. A high percentage of these vehicles are for export, so they’re in competition with Mexico, and add pressure for ‘free trade’ agreements.

[buckalfa]

"Volvo, which will build the S60 sedan in SC, joins BMW and Mercedes in SC. A high percentage of these vehicles are for export, so they’re in competition with Mexico, and add pressure for ‘free trade’ agreements."

I have often said that South Carolina was Europe's Mexico, or source of cheap labor. However after a scolding by another Freeper, I realize that without foreign investment, the Palmetto state would be a 1930's sharecropping economy. I guess $16 or less an hour is better than no job.

[Gamecock]

And, while not automotive, Boeing has a nice little operation in Chucktown.