Posted on 04/03/2025 7:41:30 PM PDT by Red Badger
I regret to inform all the libertarians and the neo-cons, but the Trump tariffs are still working.
Wow! If you make it unaffordable to import from overseas then companies will start making new jobs for Americans, making everyone wealthier! Who could have seen that coming?
Sweden's Volvo Cars, owned by China's Geely, will increase its production of vehicles in the United States and probably produce an additional model there, following US President Donald's Trump's introduction of tariffs, its CEO told media Thursday ...
'We will have to increase the number of cars we build in the US, and surely move another model to that factory,' CEO Hakan Samuelsson told Bloomberg.
Samuelsson recently took back over the car manufacturing arm of Volvo on April 1 and this was one of his first moves. It's a response to Trump's 25% tariffs on cars manufactured outside of the US.
The details of what production they will be adding to US plants and how much they will invest are not out yet, but it is clear that Volvo thinks it's worth it to avoid Trump's tariffs to start ramping up production in America, adding to the cars already being produced in South Carolina.
Also, GM made a similar announcement today as well.
🚨 TRUMP EFFECT: General Motors just announced it will increase truck production at its assembly plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in light of President Trump's tariffs.
The company will also increase overtime and hire additional workers. pic.twitter.com/kvrUJToGFU— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 3, 2025
Add to that Ford, which is not raising prices like the doomers suggested.
They're cutting prices because they can compete with foreign-made cars now.
The “experts” told us that tariffs would be passed on the consumers as massive taxes.
Ford just announced employee pricing to all U.S. customers for the next few months.
Trump was right again. Americans are not bearing the brunt of these tariffs. pic.twitter.com/FWs2DY2je9— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) April 3, 2025
But the stocks are down! Oh no! Guys, it'll be okay.
But... but... Stellantis!
Volvo will only make EVs in USA.
China owns Volvo?
No thanks.
Nice
Freeper TDS Turds hit hardest.😂
It’s work, it’s working...IT IS WORKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So we’re gonna hand pick the stories that make this seem like it’s all already just dandy? :)
Wow.
It very well could be, but idiotic assumptions baased on one or two articles is embarassing for a group that prides itself on desiring real proof s something is working before jumping the gun.
Even the most ardent econoimist in favor of Trump’s tariffs says it will take 6 to 18 months to know if it worked.
But a few here know better :)
This has been an ongoing problem.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/04/03/watch-nancy-pelosi-in-1996-assails-u-s-free-trade-with-china-is-this-reciprocal/
Even Nancy Pelosi knew
Whether it will work or not (there are many rooting against this) time will tell. Could be too late. But what I do know that what we are doing now is not.
Stop rolling down hill like a snowball headed to hell.
With the UK’s Deep State a close second...
It won’t take that long.
Biz can’t afford to wait.
That’s why we’re seeing the results Trump predicted already.
Plus there’s something you haven’t figured in.
While we’re turning in the right direction, most of the the rest of the world is not.
Europe just announced it’s going after Elon Musk to the tune of a billion bucks.
If you’re a corporation and you see that, where will you invest long term, hmmmm...?
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