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Sounds like the US needs to target it with tariffs quick. Surely it will be better for our economy to ensure the survival of a couple zombie automakers than it
by kcb 2y ago
Sounds like the US needs to target it with tariffs quick. Surely it will be better for our economy to ensure the survival of a couple zombie automakers than it would be to bring accessible EVs to all.
- Tostino 2y ago[flagged]
- jakelazaroff 2y agoYou jest but one reason Chinese EVs aren’t available here is that there’s a 100% tariff on them. One hundred percent! Enacted under Biden, no less.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> one reason Chinese EVs aren’t available here is that there’s a 100% tariff on them Our egg prices are also high because we block Mexican and Canadian imports. Trump continues a multi-decade trend of taxing consumers to subsidise business owners.
- IncreasePosts 2y agoThe US is the largest egg producer on the planet. We export a huge amount of them(#2, behind Netherlands I think). We don't need eggs to be imported from Mexico or Canada.
- kalleboo 2y agoThe consumers looking at egg prices 3x that of the ones across the border would disagree that they don't need eggs to be imported.
- JumpCrisscross 2y agoI suppose he’ll deliver on his campaign promise when our egg exports are tariffed!
- IncreasePosts 2y agoOkay, and I'm sure Mexican and Canadian consumers would disagree with that because they don't want to deal with egg prices 5x what they're used to. Canada and Mexico don't produce enough eggs to have any effect on the egg shortage in america. Which, to note, has been an issue since 2024. It is not related to any kind of trade war that Trump is starting
- tehjoker 2y agothe egg prices are high because we are culling egg laying hens infected with H5N1 due to pandemic risk
- inverted_flag 2y agoAnd that’s a good thing. Modern cars are rolling surveillance devices. We don’t need CCP eyes in every garage in America. We also don’t want to lose the manufactiring capacity that the domestic auto makers bring.
- tehjoker 2y agoCCP surveillance basically can't hurt us. what are they doing? collecting consumer habits like every American company? What would they do with that info? Make a more consumer competitive product? No wonder we get this propaganda all the time. American surveillance on the other hand, well that's connected to our security forces and can very much hurt you.
- mikestew 2y agoSounds like the US needs to target it with tariffs quick. As if VW would ever bring this to the U. S. Which they’re not.
- throwaway48476 2y agoIt's too small for the US market. EU vehicles are on average much smaller.
- smcleod 2y ago[flagged]
- jdminhbg 2y agoNo, American cars have no part called a 'boot.'
- smcleod 2y agoOh, sorry what do they/you call them? (The storage above the rear axil at the rear for the car)
- dylan604 2y agoJunk in the boot, just don't have the same ring to it
- timerol 2y agoYou can have one added after the fact, though http://philapark.org/wp-content/uploads/P.4.CarBoot.jpg http://philapark.org/wp-content/uploads/P.4.CarBoot.jpg
- technothrasher 2y agoWell, to be pendatic, they do have parts called boots. They are the rubber protectors that go over electrical connectors, cv joints, tie rods, etc. But as far as I know, there are no bonnets.
- afavour 2y agoIt’s too small for the US market, depressingly
- benrutter 2y agoNot an expert but my understanding is Trump's announced but not yet enacted 25% tariffs on EU goods, cars being one of the main motivators[0]. So assumung 25% tariff then 8% sale on top, the $20,000 would wind up at $27,000 sale price for the USA (although like other people have pointed out, this isn't going to be sold in the USA) [0] https://www.statista.com/chart/18771/passenger-car-trade-between-the-eu-and-the-united-states-in-2018/ https://www.statista.com/chart/18771/passenger-car-trade-bet...