The industry fell into a trap of high costs, including unaffordable benefits and a morass of regulatory and contractual obligations that enabled foreign producers to take a growing share of the U.

• 汽车产业深陷在高成本的困境中，包括无法负担的员工福利，以及法规与合约义务所形成的泥沼，以致国外厂商在美国的市佔率日益升高。