8 hours ago, Tug said:

I think we both know why the difference is you won’t admit it.

Safety standards?

1 hour ago, Yagoda said:

Safety standards?

Toyota makes quality vehicles absolutely world class in the case of the little tata city ace or sukuki carry yea don’t think they would pass.id drive a Toyota champ on the interstate any time.

Howmet Aerospace (Pittsburgh) declares force majeure

 

https://seekingalpha.com/news/4428985-howmet-aerospace-may-pause-some-shipments-amid-tariff-disruptions

 

Making kids cry. Nintendos not shipping.

https://www.newsweek.com/nintendo-switch-2-pre-orders-paused-due-trump-tariffs-2055462

 

Americans will get stupider by not reading. Waterstones halting deliveries of books. Most here don't read books though.

 

https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2025/04/waterstones-trump-tariffs/

 

Farmers in  America will be watching their crops rot now, after CNH Industrial halted shipments from North American and imports from Europe. And they are laying off people at their Wisconsin plant.

 

https://www.farmprogress.com/farming-equipment/cnh-pauses-farm-machinery-shipments-amid-looming-trump-tariffs-industry-on-edge

 

Cue some MAGA Know-it-All Cult member to spin made up some anecdote about  a brother/sister/cousin, and declare them to a be a POS companies, so won't be missed. Some other eejit will be furiously fact checking with Chat GPT etc.

 

The incompetant Whitehouse has some members declaring the tariffs are permanent. Others saying they are up for negotiation. Meanwhile as a result, business doesn't know what tariffs they will be paying in 1 week/1 month. 6 months /12 months. Do these eejits seriously think companies are going to take serious investment decisions to relocate plants, somehow recruit a workforce for a competitive rate when US unemployment is 4%, when they don't know what's happening from one week to the next.

 

For cars, tariffs are not a sales tax; they are paid for when the product is imported. Customers like short lead times, getting a car from stock, rather than waiting for it to be built for the. Distributors pay the tariffs, and they employ thousands of Americans. Importers will hold 3 months stock typically. For a I-pace, they'll pay the 10% tariff. For a Defender, they'll pay 20% now. But next week the 47th President might suddenly declare a deal to lower tariffs. He won't be giving that 10%, 20% etc whatever paid back. Or worse, he/she might double tariffs again, because he's a dozy sod or advised by idiots.

 

Aircraft parts makers source stock aluminium, stainless steel, titanium and specific alloys from supplier based on grade and specification, not based on where they are. Now they can't provide an accurate quote to customers because they are buying the material, they are paying the tariff.

 

https://www.stevens-bolton.com/site/insights/articles/-safeguarding-uk-businesses-amidst-us-tariff-introductions

 

https://www.thompsonhine.com/insights/preparing-for-tariffs-impact-on-construction-contracts/

 

 

and some very smart ones will find better alternatives than building a factory in the US as it would take more than 3- 4 years to built and have it fully functional and by then orange man will be gone and will never return, Americans will not be fooled a 3rd time...

Fool Me Once, Shame on You; Fool Me Twice, Shame on Me

Peter Schiff Says Nike 'Won't Build Factories' In US, They Will Sell To Countries Like China: A Much Better Strategy Amid Trump Tariffs

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/peter-schiff-says-nike-wont-180018691.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

 

 

VW-Audi halting all imports. This might disappoint the 47th President as in the past he has preferred an Italian made Lamborghini to a patriotic Firebird, and the British Eolls Royce to a  solid Lincoln Continental.

 

https://nypost.com/2025/04/07/business/volkswagens-audi-holding-cars-in-us-ports-due-to-trumps-25-autos-tariff/

 

Rolex, Breitling and Audemars Piguet are also halting shipment of watches. Check whats on the wrists of most of the Whitehouse cabints. Not Casios and Sekondas.

 

Lotus gone as well

 

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a64406719/lotus-emira-imports-paused-tariffs/

 

The 47th President is crying like a baby because the Japanese won't buy American cars. He's a idiot.

 

 

 

Design vehices that maybe the world wants, and maybe sales will improve. The Japanese make cars Americans want.