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Lots of the Tesla suppliers are in the US. So even if we assume that the EU will keep supporting Tesla manufacturing in Europe (not clear at this point at all),

Lots of the Tesla suppliers are in the US. So even if we assume that the EU will keep supporting Tesla manufacturing in Europe (not clear at this point at all), their production costs and hence eu prices will go up. Also with the tariffs the anti-Americanism front will only grow stronger, essentially boycotting anything made in USA. Most likely tesla has a target on its back, and will be the first American company to die as a result of the trade war.

surgical_fire 2y ago
> essentially boycotting anything made in USA. I wish this would extend to social media and tech as a whole. Maybe in due time.
- whatever1 2y ago
  If I had to guess, the days of X in Europe are limited
  - omnimus 2y ago
    X has always been pretty small social media network in EU. Its mostly used by govs and journalists for announcements. Then maybe by hard right elon fans. What about Meta? That is the real deal.
jimnotgym 2y ago
Are you anticipating that the EU is going to put tarrifs on US goods?
- rsynnott 2y ago
  … I mean, yeah, if the US increases tariffs on the EU, the EU will increase tariffs on the US. That is how trade wars _work_.
- surgical_fire 2y ago
  Since the US president already spelled out that he will tariff EU, it's only logical that the EU will retaliate. They would be very retarded to not do so. The interesting part is that since the US is being hostile to many countries at once, it is logical that those countries will start to trade more among themselves. In a sense it is like the US is sanctioning itself. Not something I ever really expected. Interesting times ahead.