Most tarrifs from other countries either haven't or just have started going in effect yesterday. Everyone else is following rules
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EU threatens $294B in retaliatory tariffs if Trump imposes foreign car levies
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Most tarrifs from other countries either haven't or just have started going in effect yesterday. Everyone else is following rules
Can't wait for the Trump tweet about how horseshit the MH17 investigation is. Watch him tweet about it.
I want these retaliatory tariffs to happen, not because I want a crisis, but in fact to prevent one. Congressional Republicans are slowly realizing they're going to have to take away Trump's power to implement tariffs, and every one that's added drives the point a little further. That's literally the only way all these are going to be lifted, because Trump will never back down. He's too stupid to ever admit he was wrong.
When that finally happens, we can all have a doubly nice day. First, in relief that this particular bit of the nightmare is over. And then, we can enjoy Trump's toddler tantrum as well.
If Trump goes through with tariffs on cars/car industry, we are all fucked. EU will retaliate, because they must, which will damage all parties even further. Global recession in 2019 if these tariffs happen imo.
The other countries are actually playing the game way better than Trump.
The USA will not get steel for all their crucial industries somewhere else nor domestic to stay competive
Meanwhile the EU tariffs will affect nothing within the EU while they are essential threats for all the hit industries
Boy, who knew economics could be so complicated when you base your economic policies in the 1680s when it is 2018.
Why would anyone buy a Dodge over a WV, Renault, Peugeot, Citroën, Opel, Skoda, Fiat, even a Dacia?
How is this going to hurt Europe worse than the United States? It's not just Europe placing tariffs on the United States. I would say the US has far far more to lose.
Narrator voice : He doesn't even know what MH17 is also i saw on our dutch new website, rutte is not even going to talk about it..those grieving family's waiting years now for vindication and yet it still hasn't happened.
Ford putting crap transmissions in the Focuses/Fiestas didn't help There's 6 years worth of cars on the market that are tanking people financially and aren't safe to drive.
I was stuck with one of those turds (had its transmission replaced twice under 78,000 miles). Took about a $5,600 hit to get rid of the piece of shit.
Like I said before even Canada is putting tariffs up now, not even on the US, to protect its steel and aluminum companies, even though if Trump had never done so they wouldn't have had to. The tariffs cause an increase in supply which forces prices down, putting a lot of businesses in jeopardy. So this whole thing is just going to domino against everyone and will be very difficult to reverse even once Trump is out.
Trade War Expanding? Canada Set To Slap Tariffs On Steel From China And Others, Report Says
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/06/27/trade-war-canada-tariffs-chinese-steel_a_23469581/
Trade War Expanding? Canada Set To Slap Tariffs On Steel From China And Others, Report Says
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/06/27/trade-war-canada-tariffs-chinese-steel_a_23469581/
Because the bulk of them only care about three things:
A) Fucking over anyone who's skin is darker then theirs.
B) Not having their taxes raised
C) Mah guns
It is, but since this is Hillary's fault, somehow, they'll just blame her, and continue to thank Trump from trying to protect them from Evil Hillary's legacy. Somehow.
Trump supporters seem to be like that guy punching himself in the face, but screaming somebody else's name to stop doing that.
Germany controls the EU, Germany is all about cars, their economy is dependent on it. Threatening the German car Industrie is like someone threatening freedom in the US.
The joke is that they hurt themselves with the tariffs on steel the most.
Power? None of those brands have anything that matches a Dodge Challenger.
I always rent a muscle car in the US because our EU cars are fucking weak.
No they don't. They make a lot of cars but so do a lot of others.
If I remember correctly there are several issues. The main ones being that some US cars don't meet EU emissions standards and some of our cars are too big for European roads.
The power to destroy the planet more quickly?
Doesn't seem like a plus to me.
Rent an RS7 or M5. The RS7 is faster than even a demon on the street stock because of awd. Tuned it's an insane beast.
Technically, that "shitty Focus" was developed in Europe and is one if not the best-selling cars in the world.
The only reason Americans buy American cars is the standard cupholder for 2 Liter bottles...
Ah, take a break and google where the parts of the German and other European cars are actually produced. You'll then realise why Europe as a whole is in full retaliation mode.
The joke is that the North and South American market isn't even the first or even second largest market for German car exports.
I think the Ford Fiesta is the best selling Ford in the EU nowadays, probably top five in sales overall... it is also made in Cologne.
What a surprise, if you want to be successful somewhere then produce something the market wants.
Yeah. I should have choosen something relevant to US politicians :D
I know full and well that most cars build by German car manufacturers wich are sold in the US are actually made in the US. Doesn't change a thing in regards to my post - threatening Germans cars is a sure way to get fucked with whatever the EU can throw at you.
That's not my point. I was referring to car parts. Only very few of them are made in Germany. A lot of German OEMs buy parts produced in Eastern and South European countries. And of course Italy and France have a strong automotive industry, too. This is why Trump's plan to directly attack "German cars" like Mercedes - probably hoping he could isolate Germany within the EU - backfired.
I wonder if, at some point, he'll either delete that, or simply claim he never said or wrote it, and insist he's always believed trade wars are bad, and complex and difficult situations. And his supporters will then, by reflex, be unable to read that tweet, even if you show it to their faces because their brains will self-delete the incriminating text from their vision?
There are plenty of very good American cars. Jeep makes some great cars for example.
This is like saying all European cars are shit based off of VW emission testing.