Posted on 05/06/2025 7:26:30 AM PDT by lasereye
They want to make deals with our trading partners but so far there are zero actual deals.
The stock market's having a bad day today - although we can partly blame that on Powell.
Well, Ford must be getting too many parts for their vehicles from non0ASmerican sources. I guess Ford is the one that needs to bring back the domestic sources that they helped destroy along with their American workers. Oops, bad on Ford, and you expect me to feel bad about Ford?
Ford is hit so hard it’s stock is up 4%.
I see you simply take at face value the part about adding $12K to the price of a car. I am not convinced it will add that much, especially with the new exemptions etc. Sounds like classic globalist scaremongering to me.
Bingo
Whoever thought government theft could be so bad?
Answer: smart economists.
Maybe you can explain how bad trade deals help the economy in the long run.
The stock market’s having a bad day today
The market has been yoyoing for a few months the tech stocks are up down and repeating the market is always in a panic mode
Those in the know keep saying it’s a long term when dealing with stocks for a reason.
With or without pressures from tariffs, the price of new vehicles is ridiculous.
Yes it does
If that is the case, then I have absolutely zero sympathy for them.
Until a year ago, Hot Wheels cars have been $1.00 for over 50 years. It has been an amazing run.
It sounds like you're for increasing the cost of a car by $12K.
Ford can't bring back domestic sources of parts.
“Ford, Mattel join growing list of U.S. companies facing profit hit from tariffs”
too bad, so sad ... companies like these have been profiting
by screwing U.S. workers for too long by having their products manufactured offshore by slave labor ...
Did they cry about the losses they had from EV sales?
That seems unlikely. The short term issues are obvious. If a business is over reliant on foreign materials and labor… now it time for them to rethink some things or eat it. Sure they can pass on some costs to the consumer , but it is still the consumer that will dictate if thats a good strat. It seems to me like large multinational companies failed to see what might happen to them if tariffs were ever increased. Politicians for a really long time were fine with status quo. Trump was elected because folks were sick of status quo. Profits from a first Q 2025 are not really a direct result of tariffs just implemented either. Cheap chinese toys are going to be hit sure…. But Fords been run like trash for a long long time.
Did I say bad trade deals help the economy in the long run?
That is NOT going to happen.
Sales would collapse.
International suppliers will be compelled to eat at least 50% of the tariff.
If they do not, 100% of their sales will disappear!
The automakers will either pass on $12K in costs, or if they can’t pass it on to the consumer, shut down production of some models. Paying $12K more for a car and/or layoffs are a screwy way of helping workers.
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