American made is great, and supporting manufacturing business I get ... but if you can't afford a high price car, imports may be where you look to buy. Tariffs on imports will just be hurting those with less our money. Again .... be interesting to see if the manufacturing jobs saved / added to, outweigh the inflated cost of vehicles overall. This will be a buffer of support for American car manufacturers Either way. 

Car Tariffs May Start on April 2, Trump Says

President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday afternoon that tariffs on car imports to the U.S. would start "maybe around April 2." He added that he decided not to start them on April 1 because, "I'm a little suspicious," referring to April Fools' Day.Trump didn't specify which car imports would be affected. Mexico, Japan, Canada, and South Korea import the most cars to the United States. Millions of cars sold in the U.S. each year are assembled in Mexico and Canada alone.Ford CEO Jim Farley said earlier this month that tariffs "would have a huge impact on our industry with billions of dollars of industry profits wiped out.". On Monday, Trump signed an executive order imposing 25% tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum, causing shares of car makers General Motors, Ford, and Tesla to fall. Because auto makers use some imported metals to make their cars, the tariffs could lead to higher car prices for consumers. Those tariffs will take effect on March 12.Shares of
Car Tariffs May Start on April 2, Trump Says

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  • gogoooCn
    ·02-19
    Chinese EVs are much cheaper. Sometimes even feel better when driving IMO
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