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I am not fully aware of the car manufacturing supply chains, I'm looking to buy a new vehicle soon, and a lot of manufacturers even Detroit brands like Ford and GM make their cars in Mexico or get a lot of their parts from there, similarly some parts are made in China.
I know Trump made a big deal about passing tariffs against imports from those 2 countries, especially Mexico, so which cars are going to be getting expensive, and by how much, is there a site for this?
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Inauguration is not until January, then any proposed laws have to go through both houses of congress, so you have plenty of time before anything is done. Even then, there are some vehicles built in the U.S. to choose from, but if a tariff is added to imported parts it will take a long time to implement. One of my cars, a Ford, was built in St. Louis, but the engine came from the U.K., the transmission from Spain. As for the many wires, sensors, body and trip parts the origins can be all over the world.
then any proposed laws have to go through both houses of congress,
That largely depends on the wording of existing law. The administration has to work within the scope of existing law but laws can be broad and vague. The specifics of how those laws are implemented is usually left up to the administration. Congress often leaves the details to the administration giving them some wiggle room which is important so they can adjust for changing circumstances.
A great example is CO2 regulations, if the EPA under the direction of the administration wanted to regulate the CO2 emissions of your car they can do that. There is no law specifically about CO2. What we do have is the Clean Air Act amendment of 1990 that empowers them to regulate air pollutants. They were sued over this and in 2007 won a Supreme Court case where the courts decided CO2 was an air pollutant and fell under the Clean Air Act of 1990. New legislation would need to be passed that specifically strips them of this power to change that.
I would not touch anything assembled in Mexico with 10 ft long pole and wearing thick rubber gloves. WORST ever POS I had was assembled there. They must have spit at every part they put into that car.
I would not touch anything assembled in Mexico with 10 ft long pole and wearing thick rubber gloves. WORST ever POS I had was assembled there. They must have spit at every part they put into that car.
That's entirely possible but for the time being someone needs to build and maintain those robots. Automation is certainly going to kill off numerous jobs including highly skilled ones like a surgeon but that is no reason to not try and keep as many as possible.
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