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Originally Posted by Dargo
If you ask yourself why this will never work. Look under the bonnet, there is nothing American about it, the parts come from Germany, Japan, China, Korea. A world on wheels. Just imagine what this will cost later. Who does Trump think is going to pay for it? How will America win when everything becomes more expensive? Building more in America is really a good idea, but a wall around the economy is not the way. You make your own country unaffordable for your own people. The cost is for the citizen! German Volkswagen on Thursday already said it was going to charge an extra ‘import premium’ for cars sold in the US. Italian luxury brand Ferrari expects to raise its prices by at least $50 thousand per car. I have seen the inside of every car on earth. Let me put it this way, if you want to sell more American, maybe you should improve that stuff before excluding others.
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That's why it's called a world economy. Time to bring the entire auto industry back to the US. New parts, plants and aftermarket.
None of this will happen overnight. Nor was it expected. Improve cars made in the USA? I drive a Traverse made in MI. Not a single problem. I have a 2006 Mercury Mountaineer. 181000 miles. Still going! I purchased a 2006 VW Passat. Not but 30 minutes signing for it, it was on fire in my driveway. Dumped that pile of parts in 12 months. Junk.
I also drive a 54 and 60 Buick. American made. Still going.