We don't import cars from China you idiot

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

[newdeal2]

1. He must have promised Eloon he'd say that line

[Shellback Squid]

2. We do, if the VIN "Vehicle Identification Number" starts with a "L" it was made in China, I saw a Buick today with a

temporary license plate and it showed the VIN, it was made in China, which surprised me

[muriel_volestrangler]

9. Americans bought 104,000 Chinese-built cars in 2023

including Buick, Lincoln, Polestar and Volvo: https://www.businessinsider.com/cars-imported-from-china-us-ev-tariffs-buick-lincoln-volvo-2024-5

[Traildogbob]

3. What we DO import

From China….every god damned piece of MAGA wear that he makes millions off of. Every fucking flag, every fucking hat, every fucking shirt with most of them disgracing our mother fucking flag.

[B.See]

6. That's not the half of it...

Trump got $7.8M from China, others during residency - Axios By far the largest chunk of the $7.8 million came from China, which spent nearly $5.6 million at Trump Tower in New York and Trump International Hotels in Washington, D.C. and Las Vegas.

China spent over $5.5 million at Trump properties while he was in office, documents show - CNN Politics

[Traildogbob]

10. Infuriating!!!

And Ivanka I am sure imports nothing with all her China patent’s gifted her as trumps arm candy.
To coddle trumps favor with his appointed power.

[Lunabell]

4. You haven't seen the new General Tso's EV truck?

It's spicy!

[BamaRefugee]

5. To my knowledge, Biden put a 100% tariff on EVs from China, they have one called

“Songbird” or something that experts say is on par with Chevy Volt, BMW i3, and others that they say would be an extinction event for US automakers if they were imported.
Because they sell for $12,000.


Please don’t flame me for no details on this, I just took melatonin, in bed with iPad, about to conk out, and just wanted to add a little info on this.

[Caribbeans]

7. Yup

The US talks all day and night about "free trade" (while giving China the manufacturing base) but then

Small, well-built Chinese EV called the Seagull poses a big threat to the US auto industry

LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A tiny, low-priced electric car called the Seagull has American automakers and politicians trembling.

The car, launched last year by Chinese automaker BYD, sells for around $12,000 in China, but drives well and is put together with craftsmanship that rivals U.S.-made electric vehicles that cost three times as much. A shorter-range version costs under $10,000...
https://apnews.com/article/china-byd-auto-seagull-auto-ev-cae20c92432b74e95c234d93ec1df400

U.S. automakers worried about threat of low-priced Chinese EVs made in Mexico

Ultimately, it could all become a painful replay of how government-subsidized Chinese competition devastated American industries from steel to solar equipment over the past quarter-century. This time, it would be electric vehicles, which America’s automakers envision as the core of their business in the coming decades...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/u-s-automakers-worried-about-threat-of-low-priced-chinese-evs-made-in-mexico

It's Japan circa the late '70s all over again

"Free Trade"

[pecosbob]

12. I've seen photos of the new Toyota Hilux Champ they're selling in the Phillippines for $10,000.

They won't sell it here.

?

[DFW]

8. Well, at least it's near Japan

Well, kinda, sorta.............

[WarGamer]

11. lol yes we do!