The US Wants To Massively Reduce German Car Imports
Donald Trump wants to massively cut the number of German cars being sold in America, according to reports in German media.
In a meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and European Council President Donald Tusk, where journalists were present, the American President is quoted as saying:
“The Germans are bad, very bad. See the millions of cars they are selling in the US. Terrible. We will stop this.”
Several German newspapers have reported the quotes, along with suggesting that the current American government ‘still doesn’t understand’ that the EU is unable to renegotiate trade deals on a country-by-country basis.
President Trump has previously said that he would tax German manufacturers an additional 35 per cent if they wanted to sell cars in the US, making them vastly more expensive than any American rivals.
We can’t imagine that VAG, BMW Group and Mercedes are too pleased at the idea, but ultimately it could be counter-productive for America anyway if the wealthy German companies invest in jobs elsewhere instead. We have to wonder how Trump might like the sound of billions of dollars being pumped into China instead of the US, but hey, we’re not politicians.
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Doing this will also push more buyers toward the Japanese and Korean brands instead of American manufacturers.
Let’s hope that congress can at least agree to block this idiotic idea.
BMW’s largest factory is in the U.S. Along with many other manufacturers that have plants here. I hate Trump so much
I don’t know about many of the German brands numbers but I know that Toyota’s are often times more “American” than fords, chevys and dodges. The US parts content of a Toyota Camry is 9% more than a Chevy Camaro. I believe that almost every brand that operates in the US has some sort of base and many have plants here (both of those make jobs). Also I know a little bit about politics, and that Germany will not be happy with the US if we destroy a large part of one of their largest industry.
NEIN NEIN NEIN
Well here goes my dream of owning an Audi R8
Dear USA, if you dont want german cars imported, build better cars yourself.
It’s the president doing this. A lot of us don’t agree with him.
Mark Mason on a scale of 1 to 10, how mad at trump are you right now?
As for the people who want us to not get German cars, I will find a way to import as many as possible and drive them until the day I die.
VW. Always.
TRUMP IS A F*CKING IDIOT. Look, i love american cars but the diversity is what makes the car culture great in america. I love the germans cars too much!
That s the thing, Man. All the f×cking law makers hate diversity. Especially liberals. The socialists in disguise. If they had it their way, everyone would be on bicycles.
Instead they could just make American cars batter… can’t imagine anyone wanting a basic dodge saloon instead of an E class of 5 series
Why??
Hypothesis: If we reduce the sales of German cars, then American car sales will increase.
Results: We reduced the sales of German car and Japanese car sales increased.
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