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GB_RN

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10. See My Post Above...

Reply to Exp (Reply #7)

Sat Mar 29, 2025, 09:24 PM

Mar 29

Caligula has threatened tariffs on imported computer chips - which are the vast majority of them. They comprise a large percentage of the cost of a new car. So, there wouldn’t be just a 25% cost increase at the end. There would also be the hit to the auto makers (domestic manufacturers would also be hit with this cost increase) for the computer components, and they aren’t going to soak up that cost themselves. The buyer is going to eat that…assuming they can pay for a new car.

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Trump says he 'couldn't care less' if automakers raise prices due to tariffs and believes it'll make people buy American [View all] highplainsdem Mar 29 OP

shithole has always been fucked up.... Lovie777 Mar 29 #1

"I hope they raise their prices, because if they do, people are gonna buy American-made cars" Prairie Gates Mar 29 #2

My husband works for Cleveland Cliffs in Dearborn Mi. luvallpeeps Mar 29 #9

I sarcastically asked my hubby the other night slightlv Mar 29 #11

He once again proves his complete suckage .... wcmagumba Mar 29 #3

The dummy still doesn't get it. Prices will rise, two or three thousand per car it was reported. People will keep... brush Mar 29 #4

$2-3k? GB_RN Mar 29 #8

I stand corrected. I'll be much worse than I thought. TSF is an even bigger idiot. brush Mar 29 #12

And don't forget the price gouging that will go on with used cars Javaman Mar 30 #26

Yep, neve fails. brush Mar 30 #31

The small penis Motherfucker must be taking a Ronnie Jackson special Aviation Pro Mar 29 #5

Coming from a guy that sold a home to a Russian and bankrupted casino's............ turbinetree Mar 29 #6

Geee, do ya think that U.S. auto manufacturers JUST MIGHT RAISE the price of their cars now making ALL cars more Exp Mar 29 #7

See My Post Above... GB_RN Mar 29 #10

is there actually a car that's 100 per cent made in the USA? nt msongs Mar 29 #13

I bought so-called American cars all my life up until 2020. Ford and GM don't want to make cars, doc03 Mar 29 #14

Same here bought Prius in 2017 Tree Lady Mar 29 #16

No they'll buy used Figarosmom Mar 29 #15

And the prices of used cars will go up, too. highplainsdem Mar 29 #17

And yhe cost of repairs too. Figarosmom Mar 29 #19

Ford makes many USA cars. James48 Mar 29 #18

Does President Krasnov even know that "American Made Cars" contain lots of Botany Mar 30 #22

LMAO. People aren't going to be buying ANY fucking cars thanks to this idiocy. Karasu Mar 30 #20

I saw this coming and bought my last ever USED car in November. Mawspam2 Mar 30 #21

Even on simple products, it is inevitable that if imported prices rise, domestic makers raise their prices Bernardo de La Paz Mar 30 #23

Couldn't care less tells me this is just a game to him. Evolve Dammit Mar 30 #24

It's times like this I refer to the great Ella Fitzgerald Javaman Mar 30 #25

Trump couldnt care less about most things. He doesnt need to buy a care, so its not on his radar screen Blues Heron Mar 30 #27

Such a dumbfuck. Martin68 Mar 30 #28

What a fucking idiot sakabatou Mar 30 #29

Imagine the outcry if a Dem said the same Strelnikov_ Mar 30 #30