Trump still needs to put across the board tariffs in.
It’s not fair to Ford if the other car manufacturers continue producing overseas. You can’t expect an individual company to self sacrifice. You need to change the trade rules so companies have a reason to produce here.
Just remember, Trump is not president yet, he can’t do that stuff yet
But he can influence and he is doing a great job of that
It is not the trade rules. It is the regulation, the added G&A costs and in general the hostile business climate in the U.S.
Take a plant out of the country and you are instantly hit with (1) finding out how to do business there and then (2) that in a lot of areas it is infinitely easier and less costly.
For example, even putting in every single workplace safety rule and all the associated equipment is far, far less costly. You end up with a model plant at a small fraction of the cost.
Are there any auto producers which do NOT have domestic assembly and production plants here?