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Old Crank

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7. Have to see if it is whole cars
Fri Mar 28, 2025, 12:40 PM
Mar 28

or just finished cars or the tariff on every part that is made elsewhere.

If finished cars only perhaps makers can do what Ford did with their little Transit to avoid teh chicken tax.
A van made in Europe was hit with a large tariff, to offset the banning of US chlorine dipped chicken in the EU area.
But passenger vans were exempt from the tariff. FOrd installed a minimalist second row of seats and cheap carpet. Passenger van, no tariff. When the vehicles hit the US the extra seats and carpet were tossed and they were sold as work vans.

So perhaps the cheaper vehicles that are made in Mexico or Canada could come in and then the company installs a set of US made wheels and tires......

This is just stupidity on his part since he negotiated the deal. Who will trust the US again after this?

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