Trump said to push for tariff action on foreign cars ahead of midterms

[workinclasszero]

By ADAM BEHSUDI and NANCY COOK 06/14/2018 06:21 PM EDT

President Donald Trump wants his staff to push forward with plans to slap 25 percent tariffs on foreign cars before the midterm elections in a bid to score points with his political base, according to administration and auto industry officials.

The president believes a promise to tax cars, trucks and auto parts coming from U.S. competitors like Europe and Japan would allow him to present a concrete win to workers, the officials said.

“Trump sees the auto tariffs as part of his midterm strategy, a way to position Republicans and the White House as pro-worker,” said one senior administration official. “He views it as part of the broader story about to helping to revitalize the American-based economy.”

Raising the price of foreign cars would be the latest in a series of aggressive trade moves by Trump, who is betting that his supporters will be more focused on the protection of local jobs than on the increased costs for consumers, or the potential loss of jobs in U.S. factories that make parts for foreign cars. It would come on top of new penalties he’s already imposed on steel and aluminum imports and his tough rhetoric about trade deficits with U.S. allies.

But before he can impose the penalties under U.S. law, Trump must first get the Commerce Department to declare vehicles like Toyotas and Audis a security threat. The agency has taken the first step by launching an investigation into whether the $228 billion worth of auto and auto part imports in 2017 pose a risk, perhaps by undermining economic well-being.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/14/trump-tariffs-foreign-cars-midterms-627528

[Vinca]

1. The fool doesn't realize most car parts are imported from Canada and Mexico.

Wait until some MAGA cult member goes to get a new transmission and finds out - thanks to Don - he can't afford it.

[empedocles]

4. trump doesn't care about facts and where most car parts are made

It's the 'optics' - key being 'foreign' cars.

Fox Spews gets that. Its not only nearly all white faces, but the commentator names are 'American'. Hannity, Smith, et al. Turn on CNN and MSNBC and you see all these foreign seeming commentator/reporter/expert names that most Americans are not familiar with, names from all over the globe.

[VMA131Marine]

6. American? "Hannity" is Irish

Though I doubt whether they would claim him.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. An exhaust system for a Mercedes already costs $5,000.

25% more just for the part(s) will make a repair equatable with buying a used car.

[VMA131Marine]

7. If you own a Mercedes, would you settle for a $7500 used car?

I realize there are also a lot of high mileage used Mercedes out there but high repair costs is part of the price of ownership.

[workinclasszero]

3. To the thousands of auto workers in these US plants, Trump is gonna MAGA with your lost jobs!

Toyota Motor Corporation

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky 1001 Cherry Blossom Way Georgetown, Kentucky 40324 Toyota Camry, Toyota Avalon, Lexus ES350

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana 4000 Tulip Tree Drive, P.O. Box 4000 Princeton, Indiana 47670 Toyota Sequoia, Toyota Sienna, Toyota Highlander

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas One Lone Star Pass San Antonio, Texas 78264 Toyota Tacoma, Toyota Tundra

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi 1200 Magnolia Dr. Blue Springs, Mississippi 38828 Toyota Corolla

Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A. Inc TBD Toyota Corolla (2021)

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama 1 Cottonvalley Drive Huntsville, Alabama 35810 4-cylinder, V6, V8 engines (2021)

Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia 1 Sugar Maple Lane Buffalo, West Virginia 25033 4-cylinder, V6 engines, 6-speed automatic transmissions (2021)

Honda Motor Company

Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc. Marysville Auto Plant 24000 Honda Pkwy. Marysville, Ohio 43040 Honda Accord, Acura ILX, Acura TLX, Acura NSX

Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc. East Liberty Auto Plant 11000 Ohio 347, East Liberty, Ohio 43319 Honda CR-V, Acura RDX, Acura MDX

Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC 1800 Honda Dr. Lincoln, Alabama 35096 Honda Odyssey, Honda Pilot, Honda Ridgeline, Acura MDX

Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC 2755 N. Michigan Ave, Greensburg, Indiana 47240 Honda Civic, Honda CR-V, Honda Insight

Nissan Motor Company

Nissan North America, Inc. Smyrna 983 Nissan Dr. Smyrna, Tennessee 37167 Nissan Leaf, Nissan Altima, Nissan Maxima, Nissan Rogue, Nissan Pathfinder, Infiniti QX60

Nissan North America, Inc. Canton 300 Nissan Dr. Canton, Mississippi 39046 Nissan Altima, Nissan Murano, Nissan Frontier, Nissan Titan, Nissan NV

Subaru Corporation

Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. 5500 Indiana 38 Lafayette, Indiana 47905 Subaru Outback, Subaru Legacy, Subaru Impreza, Subaru Ascent (2018)

Hyundai Motor Company

Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama 700 Hyundai Blvd. Montgomery, Alabama 36105 Hyundai Elantra, Hyundai Sonata, Hyundai Santa Fe

Kia Motors

Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia 7777 Kia Pkwy, West Point, Georgia 31833 Kia Optima, Kia Sorento

Volkswagen Group

Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant 8001 Volkswagen Dr. Chattanooga, Tennessee 37416 Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Atlas

Volvo Cars

Volvo Cars US 3290 Volvo Car Dr. Ridgeville, South Carolina 29472 Volvo S60 (2018)

BMW Group

BMW US Manufacturing Company, LLC 1400 Hwy 101 S. Greer, South Carolina 29651 BMW X3, BMW X4, BMW X5, BMW X6, BMW X7 (planned)

Daimler AG

Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. 1 Mercedes Dr. Vance, Alabama 35490 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class, Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class, Mercedes-Benz C-Class

Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC. 8501 Palmetto Commerce Pkwy, Ladson, South Carolina 29456 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, Mercedes-Benz Metris (CKD, reassembly only)

Hino Motors

Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc. 1 Hino Way Williamstown, West Virginia 26187 Class 6 & 7 Medium Duty Trucks (GVWR: 16,001 - 33,000 lbs.), Specialized Trucks


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_automotive_assembly_plants_in_the_United_States

[workinclasszero]

5. Top 10 American Cars Not Actually Made in America

By Jason Siu Jan 27, 2017

President Donald Trump is threatening to impose a tax for vehicles sold in the U.S. that aren’t made in America.

Unfortunately, his plan will impact American automakers just as it will affect Japanese, Korean, and European ones too. All of the Detroit Big Three manufacture vehicles outside the U.S. borders, some of which are America’s best-selling vehicles.

So how could things change if Trump imposes a big border tax on vehicles manufactured in Mexico or Canada? Let’s take a look at the top 10 best selling cars manufactured by American automakers that aren’t actually built in the U.S.

Also, here’s an interesting fact: The spectacular Ford GT supercar is built in Ontario, Canada, but we didn’t include it on the list because its sales/production volume are just too low to match the following vehicles on this list.

1. Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra
2. Ram 1500
3. Ford Fusion
4. Chevrolet Equinox / GMC Terrain
5. Ford Edge
6. Jeep Renegade
7. Dodge Charger
8. Dodge Challenger
9. Chrysler Pacifica
10. Chrysler 300

http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2017/01/top-10-american-cars-not-made-in-the-us.html

[beachbum bob]

8. trump and his people have no idea how much foriegn parts are in american cars or where

american cars are built....

aint gonna bode well as US auto industry spins into a trump tarriff tax recession

[VMA131Marine]

9. Auto dealerships should be up-in-arms about this

it's going to tank sales bigly!