Trump says "fuck you" to US Auto Makers
Detroit’s three automakers blasted the White House for throwing the U.S. car industry under the proverbial bus with his U.K. trade deal.
On Thursday, a lobby group representing General Motors, Ford and Stellantis expressed “disappointment” their U.K. competitors are getting a better shake than they are despite British cars largely lacking any appreciable American content in the form of drivetrain and chassis components.
“Under this deal, it will now be cheaper to import a U.K. vehicle with very little U.S. content than a USMCA compliant vehicle from Mexico or Canada that is half American parts,” said Matt Blunt, president of the American Automotive Policy Council.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | May 11, 2025 12:55 AM
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Astin Martin, Rolls, Bentley, Lotus and McLaren imports will be affordable again. Thank you President Trump!
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | May 9, 2025 9:57 PM
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Ironically the “Great Businessman “ is destroying every single U.S. industry with extraordinary contempt.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | May 9, 2025 10:08 PM
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His dementia is going off the rails. He always had someone tell him what an executive order contained since he can't read and comprehend but it's getting even worse now. They have to explain it like he's three years old. REMOVE TRUMP NOW!
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | May 9, 2025 10:39 PM
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The 2026 Nissan Leaf will be assembled in England. Previously it had been assembled in Tennessee.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | May 10, 2025 12:19 PM
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It’s cute the way some still think Trump is running the country. I don’t doubt he’s mouthing off about tariffs and creating that havoc, but he’s not writing those executive orders. That’s all Project 2025.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | May 10, 2025 12:52 PM
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Those cars are only tariff free for the first 100,000 sales I think I read (which was about the number of British cars sold in America last year). After that any additional sales are subject to tariffs.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | May 10, 2025 1:03 PM
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Who'll bail out the Big Three this time?
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | May 10, 2025 1:16 PM
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Everyone says it’s dementia. He’s been nuts for decades.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | May 10, 2025 1:23 PM
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He's narcissistic and demented, so signs what they put in front him, going on to rant about what a great thing he's done. Win-win for him, and Miller, etc.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | May 10, 2025 1:26 PM
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“Everything Trump touches dies.” Why would anyone think the US wasn’t going to die, too?
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | May 10, 2025 1:45 PM
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More that every scheme he tries turns to shit (rather than gold). In that sense, he's like Hyacinth Bucket.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | May 10, 2025 4:02 PM
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R1 - and who buys those makes? Certainly not the 99%.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | May 10, 2025 4:05 PM
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They all voted for this. And they were told very clearly why not to.
Another "I didn't think he'd fuck us over!" moment.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | May 10, 2025 4:48 PM
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I think that's why they carted Whitmer out there a couple of weeks ago: kiss the ring & so the automakers will ultimately get want they want. But he fucked them over anyway.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | May 10, 2025 5:26 PM
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How quickly things change. Trust in Trump, lose everything.
[quote]Fain, who announced UAW’s endorsement of Harris over Trump last year by declaring Trump to be “all talk” on labor issues, hailed his administration this week “for stepping up to end the free-trade disaster that has devastated working-class communities for decades.”
[quote]Fain, for his part, said in his endorsement of Trump’s auto tariffs that trade is just one aspect of policy that affects workers. He called additionally for “securing union rights for autoworkers everywhere with a strong National Labor Relations Board, a decent retirement with Social Security benefits protected, healthcare for all workers including through Medicare and Medicaid, and dignity on and off the job.”
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | May 11, 2025 12:51 AM
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