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To: Miami Rebel
Good news, indeed. About all we see lately is horror stories about how bad the economy is, but the scribblers don't see the big picture. President Trump's MAGA agenda, his trade deals, and tariffs are leading to a massive resurgence of USA manufacturing and automotive is leading the way. There are over $70 billion of projects!
Pres Trump TermCompanyCountryYearAmountKey Details
2017-2021ToyotaJapan2017$13BAL & KY plants; USMCA & tariff avoidance
HyundaiSouth Korea2017$3.1BUS ops expansion; steel tariffs & USMCA
VolkswagenGermany2019$800MChattanooga EV expansion
HondaJapan2017$476MAL & OH upgrades; tariff response
2025+StellantisNetherlands/Italy2025$13BMidwest expansion; 5 new models, 5,000 jobs
HyundaiSouth Korea2025$26B1.2M vehicles/yr + $5B steel mill
Honda*Japan2025$2.5BCivic Hybrid to IN; 90% local prod. shift
Nissan*Japan2025$1.1BSentra to MS; retooling & capacity shift
Volkswagen*Germany2025$2.8BChattanooga & Audi US expansion

* Denotes companies shifting production from foreign plants (e.g., Japan, Mexico, Canada) to U.S. facilities to avoid 25% import tariffs. These investments include retooling, capacity expansion, and job creation in the USA.

7 posted on 11/04/2025 11:05:58 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

That looks like $62-63B in auto investment. Thousands of direct & spinoff jobs. & taxes paid...


17 posted on 11/04/2025 11:50:09 AM PST by citizen (A transgender male competing against women may be male, but he's no man.)
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