• vegeta@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    Let’s see. Foreign cars start costing 20% more, so why wouldn’t American carmakers raise prices by 19% just to be cheaper and make more money. In other words, all prices go up (not necissarily by the same amount, but still up)

      • shawn1122@lemm.ee
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        6 days ago

        He has a very clear handle on this. He’s going to siphon the money made on tariffs to him and his cronies through some form of subsidy.

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          5 days ago

          And contracts. Pretty soon all law enforcement vehicles will be required to be Teslas.

    • ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world
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      6 days ago

      American cars are going to go up in price even without profit maximizing (which they’ll obviously also do). It’s a global supply chain. Infotainment screens and other parts aren’t made in America. Foreign manufacturers already produce cars in the U.S.