The objective is to have these manufacturers build cars solely in the United States, allowing for more jobs and an overall economic influx. Issue is this could be beneficial to us in 3-4 years and in the long-term, but it will be drastically negative in the short-term as manufacturing plants can’t just be built in one day. Let’s not forget about all the well known quality control issues foreign automakers face when building in the U.S. already. Unfortunate how we have to deal with this.
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The tariffs are a pressure tactic to influence money coming back into the country. If we can get them buying land and starting the process in the next four years it’s a huge step in the right direction.
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@aronchi Please do not make any personal attack or accusation.
Slowing this thread down as we review.
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This will take years to do and create pain for YEARS for consumers. To what end? Did we have an issue with jobs in america? we need more manufacturing jobs? for who? Also no guarantee the next president would follow down this path, so we would have years of higher prices for no reason.
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The real question for most LH members this month before 31st is… To Sign or Not to Sign ?
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OR foreign countries cave and remove their tariffs on US automobiles.
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The bigger issue is that it likely won’t create more manufacturing jobs. If we put these tariffs in place Boeing will never sell another jet to India or the EU. What about John Deere or other American manufacturers who are big exporters. It’s a bunch of pain and reduced economic growth just to have the people who currently build 787s in Charleston, South Carolina move a couple counties over to build BMWs.
You mean like create some sort of free trade zone? Like say a North American free trade zone where there aren’t any tariffs.
I’m all for fairness in tariffs but this isn’t that. At least between Canada and Mexico we had that with NAFTA. That said, whether it’s right or not all depends on how much you believe in the free market.
If you wait and are wrong the punishment is having to drive a RAV-4 made in Kentucky.
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Or wait to pay more for a used car?
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Bye bye Eqs deals finally lollllllll
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Came here to say this! LOL
I wonder if my E53 coming in April is price protected now… hmmmm lol
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Glad my Gwagen made it in last week, and I signed for a lease on a Lexus too which was a few months earlier than I needed but just in case.
Dealers here are opening Sunday it’s going to be nuts this weekend.
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Even more reason to lease and return!
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Still have 6 months on a Taycan, hoping they let me extend 3-6, but that feels doubtful. How is everyone playing this? Just picking up American made cars end of year? Need to research if Corvettes are made here or imported.
Tesla could come out of this as a big winner, obviously. Nothing political, I’ve just never wanted one. Prefer something unique, not the same car as everyone else on the road.
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Pretty sure everyone on LH is hoping that Trump is right and other countries will bend over for us. After all, who doesn’t want to get cheap maple syrup and cheap Porsches? That being said, I’m not seeing it outside of small and lonely (meaning lack of strong allies) countries like Colombia/Mexico. Canada and Germany are both strong countries that have massive resources, a robust industrial base, and the political alliances to weather the tariffs and associated threats from the US. Now the real question remains, if we tariff them, will they have the political will to push back and weather the tariffs?
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Oh snap, it’s the face of the CHANEL 25 campaign.
im just trying to read some of these comments before they get flagged 
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Damn i missed some of em and can’t see either 
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So if something takes years and is hard we shouldn’t do it? We shouldn’t take steps to bring back jobs that previously helped the minority have a nuclear family? Come on down to what used to be middle class and ask a few of these people whose plants were closed and shipped overseas if they would like some jobs back.
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