Featured Trump tariffs put the US auto industry in disarray

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Gokhan, Jun 20, 2025.

  1. PriusTech

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    Historically tariffs between China and USA have been heavily in China's favor. Not to mention all the other ways they wage unfair trade. IP theft, currency manipulation, outright ban of US companies, it's not just tariffs.

    Which country is more trustworthy? You can trust Japan to a certain extent, you can't trust China at all.
    Which country already has more auto factories here than any other country?
    Which country is flying spy balloons over US territory, and actively importing fentanyl?

    So everyone is just lying about the Japan deal, nothing is going to happen (The Orwell TV has people hating Trump so much, they don't want anything good happening to their own country if Trump is involved)

    ""WASHINGTON/TOKYO, July 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump struck a trade deal with Japan that lowers tariffs on auto imports and spares Tokyo from punishing new levies on other goods in exchange for a $550 billion package of U.S.-bound investment and loans....
    It is the most significant of a clutch of agreements that Trump has bagged...
    As part of the deal, Japan will buy 100 Boeing planes and hike defense spending with U.S. firms to $17 billion annually,...
    U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview with Bloomberg Television that Japan received the 15% rate on auto tariffs "because they were willing to provide this innovative financing mechanism" that he did not think other countries could replicate""

    And it's not just Japan, it's Germany also

    ""Audi building plant in USA to please Trump
    Audi, the luxury arm of Volkswagen Group, is exploring plans to build a manufacturing plant in the United States as part of efforts to reduce the impact of ongoing trade tensions with the U.S. government....
    internal estimates suggest the investment could reach up to €4 billion ($4.6 billion).......
    Currently, Audi does not operate any manufacturing plants in the United States. However, its parent company Volkswagen operates a production facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and is building another near Columbia, South Carolina.""
     
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    Yep; just like the Microsoft phone, Blackberry, old Nokia - If customers can't find or install the apps they want. They're going to switch back to an Android or Apple based environment.
    What about the Windows S environment laptops - most people who bought them reverted back to full untethered Windows environment. Windows S only allowed you to download apps from the windows store - alegality secured tested apps.
     
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    Seems like most of the Microsoft store functionality has been sunset as well, no access to former movies or virtual media purchases .