Trump: Tariffs on cars are 'permanent'

FOX 2 Detroit's Dave Kinchen joins LiveNOW's Christina Evans to break down how President Trump's auto tariffs could impact the car truck and auto industry in Michigan, where Ford, Stellantis (formerly Chrysler) and General Motors GM have historically operated.

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[Brararaf]

I would have no problem buying a Ford or a Chevy if they were truly made in the USA if they were cheaper and made with same quality as Honda or Toyota

[WOODSNWATERU]

Christ...I simply can’t afford to live in this country anymore. These tariffs are killing the middle class. This guy is nuts.

[Shakshuka]

I love cars with a burning passion and they are my favorite hobby. This will prevent a lot of new cars from being sold here in the US. Thankfully I do not care because new cars are garbage.

[Trent-dx]

Ford and GM NEVER SHOULD HAVE LEFT OUR COUNTRY to make their cars, as they pocket the excess cash.

[ramsongewargis]

This will increase used car prices even more,

[_Dollar_Bill]

We vote him in office and he punishes us with insane taxes. I give up. No politician can ever be trusted.

[dan]

So he's essentially punishing Americans for wanting better cars, I'd seriously rather walk than buy an American vehicle, absolute Garbage! European and Chinese cars are monumentally better machines

[ernestclary]

Tariffs in his first term drove prices up- no one built big plants - we paid more, that’s it.

[grahamburns]

Japanese and European cars sell well in America because people want them.

[gingercheyene]

This guy hit the nail on the head. "Always rapidly changing auto industry" The "Big 3" will learn to adapt. Made In America is the agenda!!

[ggrg-ksuu]

I am old enough to know how and why The big three went downhill back in the day .. this will not make it any better. And if you think vehicles are expensive now hold on to your hats

[tttdrr]

Guess Canada will have to make our own car. We’ll call it the Canuck, will run on maple syrup. Streets gonna smell like pancakes!

[besslee]

I will NEVER buy an American car, regardless. Only Japanese built in Japan

[CycoBillywoodworking]

why would anyone care build them in America like they used to

I think most people are missing the real reason behind these tariffs. As they say, "follow the money". The importer has to pay a tariff, which is passed on to the consumer. So I think most people get that the consumer is in effect paying the tariff. But what needs to be examined is where does this tariff money go? The importer pays the tariff to the US gov't, which is why Trump keeps talking about how much money they will bring in and how they will make us rich.... the "us" being the US gov't.... not us the US citizen because we're the ones paying. But every dollar the US gov't takes in from other sources is a dollar in tax breaks for the wealthy. In short, the tariffs are Trump's way of pushing the tax burden from the wealthy (like himself) to the rest of us. Follow the money.

It is an intentional paradigm shift of cutting direct income taxes, which benefits the rich, who pay a much smaller percentage of their income to buy consumer goods and shift it to the poor and middle class by replacing the lost government revenue with an indirect consumption tax.
MAGA supporters will cheer the income tax cuts without realizing that they are the ones that will bear the greatest burden of the indirect consumption tax.

In fact, most MAGA supporters actually believe Trump's flat-out lie that foreign nations will pay for Trump's tariffs.

[wesleyc]

Sooo American car makers will need to up their own designs and quality

Which will increase work force demands increasing job opportunities

[CoretteLécuyer]

This trade war has to be one of the dumbest in history. Prices are already out of control, and now with these tariffs, everyday essentials are just going to get more expensive. It feels like regular people are paying the price for political games.

[jbalou]

Make your cars in America, problem solved, duh

[David-dqzs]

The advantage is the overstock at all dealers .

[Jose-imki]

I hope you guys love teslas because that the only major auto maker that builds all of its U.S sold vehicles exclusively in the U.S