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Trump announces 'permanent' tariffs on foreign cars
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A lot of Japanese cars are made in the US. Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Subaru, Mazda, Hyundai and Kia all have manufacturing facilities in the US.
You know what cars aren't manufactured in the USA? American cars. I drive a fusion and the only part I could find that wasn't made in Mexico was the radio.
Anyone that has worked in automotive manufacturing can confirm. Most of the material comes packaged in boxes "shipped from" Mexico or China. It's assembled in the US and so they say "Made in the U.S.A."
Yeah, and because of NAFTA to build a car, parts were going across the border multiple times back and forth. So with tariffs that can increase the price much more.
Is the tariff on cars, or parts? Or have they not figured that part out yet?
It's on both, but just learned that apparently it won't impact the parts that going back and forth across the border. It looks like those additional tariffs which will affect it are still planned on April 2nd.
Hyundai and Kia are Korean
Yeah, you're correct. That's actually my point.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kia_design_and_manufacturing_facilities#Georgia_Plant_(KMMG)
Edit: oh, I see, you’re correcting that Hyundai/Kia is not Japanese. Ok. Sorry, I was listing a bunch of Japanese companies and slipped on that.
So do several German manufacturers. Most of the BMW X cars are assembled in America.
Yup, that's why I avoid them too. My current car was made with quality and care in Japan, as will my next car.