Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Trump to announce auto tariffs

President Donald Trump is expected to announce new tariffs on auto imports at the White House at 4 p.m. Wednesday. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that Trump had added the event at a press briefing Wednesday afternoon. It follows Trump's saying on Monday that he would be announcing new tariffs involving auto imports "over the next few days, probably." Trump had already decoupled auto imports from a series of reciprocal tariffs he is widely expected to announce next Wednesday, on April 2, a day he has referred to as "liberation day." As part of those tariffs, he is expected to raise import tariffs to match those levied against U.S. exports to those countries.

Posted by Arbusto at 03:52 PM | 18 COMMENTS | permalink

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"liberation day."

As in, the day auto workers are liberated from their jobs.

Do tariffs make my Subaru more valuable? Do Tariffs create value in the used car market, by raising the price on new cars?

#1 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-03-26 03:58 PM

Economics were never one of his strong points. The only thing he's worse at is telling the truth... about anything.

He depends on the credulity of the Cult, and the attacks on the Courts and the Media... and attacking Candida, Greenland, and Panama... to distract them and entertain them.

Of course, they are pretty distracted already by trying to make a living while only being given less than half of a good education. At a time when Trump is privatizing that.

Like billionaires did with Health Care once they made Money Speech and bought almost ALL of the Politicians. They made a lot more Oligarchs that way, and you can never have too few billionaires if you are a Republican.

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-26 04:04 PM

Candida, ha!

He would never attack fungal infections; he and that yeast have too much in common.

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-26 04:08 PM

"As in, the day auto workers are liberated from their jobs.
#1 | Posted by snoofy"

Because we should allow other countries to put tariffs on our products but we shouldn't be allowed to put the same tariffs on theirs? Sorry, the days of you buying cheap Chinese crap and destroying American industry are over.

#4 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-03-26 08:03 PM

the days of you buying cheap Chinese crap and destroying American industry are over.

Huh? All of Trump's MAGA merchandise is made in China.

What's a Deplorable Trumper, like you, going to do?

#5 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-03-26 08:11 PM

"Huh? All of Trump's MAGA merchandise is made in China.
#5 | Posted by ClownShack"

And now it will cost much more to do so. So, why aren't you happy? You do agree that raising the cost to produce the MAGA merchandise in China is a good thing, right?

#6 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-03-26 08:18 PM

"You do agree that raising the cost to produce the MAGA merchandise in China is a good thing, right?"

Good for whom?

#7 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-03-26 08:22 PM

raising the cost to produce the MAGA merchandise in China

MAGA merch is exempt from tariffs.

#8 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-03-26 08:24 PM

"Good for whom?
#7 | Posted by snoofy"

The American people.

#9 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-03-26 08:29 PM

-------- thinks other countries pay tariffs.

#10 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-03-27 12:29 AM

Real automakers are down while Tesla stock is up today.

Almost as if Trump is willing to trash an entire industry to throw a few bones to "richest man in the world Senior President Muskrat." And of course, the stock manipulation will enrich Trump.

Won't stop Tesla from crashing and burning, though. Because no one wants Muskrat's garbage cars, no matter how much of a loss he's willing to sell them at.

#11 | Posted by censored at 2025-03-27 06:45 PM

"Because no one wants Muskrat's garbage cars, no matter how much of a loss he's willing to sell them at.
#11 | Posted by censored"

So much for the ------- liberal pretending to care about Global Warming...that scam ended real quick.

#12 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-03-27 07:34 PM

Elon musk could single handedly end world hungry for a while.

Instead he's choosing to destroy social security.

#13 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-03-27 07:36 PM

So much for the [dipsheet] liberal pretending to care about Global Warming.
#12 | Posted by ScottS

Plenty of other ways to cut greenhouse gases than buying trash cars from Tesla and giving Musk more money to elect Republicans who destroy our environmental laws.

#14 | Posted by censored at 2025-03-27 09:43 PM

So much for the ------- liberal pretending to care about Global Warming...
#12 | POSTED BY SCOTTS

Hey dumb dumb.

There are several other car manufacturers making electric cars.

But, it's fascinating seeing republicans go from hating Musk and electric vehicles, to slobbing on his knob and selling the family farm to buy a Tesla.

#15 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-03-27 09:56 PM

Sorry, the days of you buying cheap Chinese crap and destroying American industry are over.

#4 | POSTED BY SCOTTS

How long have you supported the GOP?

#16 | Posted by jpw at 2025-03-28 10:44 AM

So much for the ------- liberal pretending to care about Global Warming...that scam ended real quick.

#12 | Posted by ScottS

Tesla is not the only electric car manufacturer. Lots of my liberal Cali friends are selling and moving on to other makes.

#17 | Posted by justagirl_idaho at 2025-03-28 01:13 PM

"that scam ended real quick."

Aww, you got scammed?
And I bet you thought you were smart!

#18 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-03-28 01:20 PM

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