Ford’s Made-in-America Strategy Hurt in Trump’s Trade War

[sham_poo]

Ford Motor, the second-largest American carmaker, prides itself on making most of its vehicles in the U.S. Some 80% of the cars Ford sells in the U.S. are built there, and it makes more vehicles in the U.S. than any other automaker.
But the Dearborn, Mich., company said the Trump administration’s latest trade deals with Japan, the European Union and South Korea put it at a disadvantage with foreign rivals. Those deals now set a 15% tariff rate, which is lower than the 25% auto tariff that went into effect this spring.

https://archive.ph/DCDzo#selection-707.0-715.207

 

Article doesn't even mention the fact that there is still a 25% tariff on autos coming in from Mexico and Canada. 

[Jim Blue]

Hard to imagine a Tokyo house with  a big Ford outside and an almost as big US fridge in their non existent kitchen ?

Most would rather hari kare !

[still kicking]

2 hours ago, sham_poo said:

Ford Motor, the second-largest American carmaker, prides itself on making most of its vehicles in the U.S. Some 80% of the cars Ford sells in the U.S. are built there, and it makes more vehicles in the U.S. than any other automaker.
But the Dearborn, Mich., company said the Trump administration’s latest trade deals with Japan, the European Union and South Korea put it at a disadvantage with foreign rivals. Those deals now set a 15% tariff rate, which is lower than the 25% auto tariff that went into effect this spring.

https://archive.ph/DCDzo#selection-707.0-715.207

 

Article doesn't even mention the fact that there is still a 25% tariff on autos coming in from Mexico and Canada. 

So what will happen if the whole world stops buying American goods? We don't need American gas gusslers, no expensive toys for our kids, the US has nothing we need. No rare earth, no oil (which we can get from Arabia), no fish, no beef, no wine, the USA will be stuffed. 

[sham_poo]

Just now, still kicking said:

So what will happen if the whole world stops buying American goods? We don't need American gas gusslers, no expensive toys for our kids, the US has nothing we need. No rare earth, no oil (which we can get from Arabia), no fish, no beef, no wine, the USA will be stuffed. 

You are clearly massively ignorant. Or maybe you're living in a cave and don't need access to advanced technology. And let's say America stopped exporting oil. Sure, you could still get it from Arabia. But what do you think it would cost? Such ignorance.

[still kicking]

1 minute ago, sham_poo said:

You are clearly massively ignorant. Or maybe you're living in a cave and don't need access to advanced technology. And let's say America stopped exporting oil. Sure, you could still get it from Arabia. But what do you think it would cost? Such ignorance.

Hahaha, living in a cave, good one, I have no American goods in my house, my TV is Japanese, so are all other appliances, my car is Korean, try harder 

[DezLez]

8 hours ago, still kicking said:

try harder 

Why encourage it?

[Ralf001]

How much of those American built vehicles have American made content ?

 

Company I work for send's 3 x 40ft containers a week to Michigan with the products we manufacture !

[Zaphod Priest]

12 hours ago, sham_poo said:

latest trade deals with Japan, the European Union and South Korea put it at a disadvantage with foreign rivals. Those deals now set a 15% tariff rate

 

If Ford can't produce attractive products with its foreign rivals' products attracting a 15% additional charge, it shouldn't be in business.