Posted on 06/26/2018 6:42:31 AM PDT by Poison Pill
President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday that Harley-Davidson will be "taxed like never before" if the motorcycle maker moves production overseas. He claimed that the iconic U.S. company was using increased trade tensions as an excuse to justify planned changes in manufacturing.
"A Harley-Davidson should never be built in another country-never! Their employees and customers are already very angry at them. If they move, watch, it will be the beginning of the end - they surrendered, they quit! The Aura will be gone and they will be taxed like never before!" Trump said in a tweet.
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President Trump again speaks truth!
“Trump trying to make decisions for shareholders again”
No...Trump making decisions for America and Americans.
Time to sack up.
No, he’s keeping it American.
I personally like him kicking tail, and I’m not American.
It is fascinating to watch our low-T press experience a true leader for the first time in their sorry little lives.
no, Trump is being threatened by leftist harley executives using corporate assets and strategy in a manner to embarass the President.
Who would want to buy a Thai Harley anyway? Does it come with chopsticks? A cute rider on the back?
You do realize HD has manufacturing plants in Australia, Brazil, India, and Thailand?
It's possible. Corporate America is now one of the pillars of progressivism, along with media and academia. I won't be surprised if HD released a model to appeal to millennials that comes in rainbow stripes and appeals to all genders.
I remember back when GWB was president and gas prices were really, really high people were buying lots of motorcycles . I wonder if Harley had over staffed etc and when gas came down people stopped buying them and started buying big suvs and pickups. Now Harley is having a hard time finding their niche. Any stats of sales during those years vs lately?
I think Hipsters and Soyboys aren’t going to buy Harley’s. Anyway, it sounds like they have planned this for a few years.
I expect Harley to be acquired by a foreign company.
Americans have already made their decision regarding Harleys. They don't want them. The domestic market is dominated by Baby Boomers who are getting too old to ride.
The company's future is in Europe and Asia. So, they are putting the factories close to where their buyers are so they can stay connected to the people who actually want their products.
Trade wars are like any other wars. There are casualties, and the Harley employees in the U.S. are only the first wave of them.
Southeast Asians
There was also a time back then when you had to put a deposit on a Harley and wait a year to get it. Big fancy dealerships were popping up all over. It was so trendy to put on your very expensive faggy leathers and meet the other metrosexual fags at Starbucks.
Times change.
HD committed corporate suicide with this.
People in Asia. There's a big market for motorcycles there.
Bingo!
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