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Longshoremen went on strike Tuesday, shutting down ports on the East and Gulf coasts.
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A prolonged strike would most heavily affect automakers importing vehicles from Europe.
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Car companies have plenty of inventory, enough to cover 77 selling days.
Dockworkers across the East and Gulf coasts of the US went on strike Tuesday morning.
The effects of a prolonged work stoppage would likely be felt throughout the US economy, including the automotive industry, which depends on ports in cities like New York, Baltimore, and Savannah, Georgia, to handle millions of vehicles arriving from abroad…