The German cars Trump doesn't want

[Mileage Psycho]

1 hour ago, Snake said:

BERLIN—Germany’s leading auto makers have thrown their support behind the abolition of all import tariffs for cars between the European Union and the U.S. in an effort to find a peaceful solution to the brewing trade war.

The U.S. Ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell, brought the proposal for a broader industry trade pact to the Trump Administration on Wednesday, according to people familiar wirth the situation.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/germanys-largest-auto-makers-back-abolition-of-eu-u-s-car-import-tariffs-1529492027?mod=hp_lead_pos3

If it was only a one way street.

As read in your link:

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One catch is that the Europeans also want a 25% U.S. tax on imports of light trucks—pickup trucks, sport-utility vehicles, and big vans—scrapped. Abolishing this relic of the Johnson administration could alienate U.S. auto workers, a core constituency for Mr. Trump in the midterms this fall.

Mr. Ross didn’t comment on whether the U.S. would be willing to cut tariffs on trucks.Government officials in Berlin are cautious about the car makers’ initiative. While they endorse the idea, they say the government already approached the Trump administration with similar proposals weeks ago without eliciting much interest. They also say no talks are currently taking place on trade between Europe and the U.S. as the EU finalizes its response to Mr. Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs.

 

 

 

[Mileage Psycho]

1 hour ago, Sal Rosenberg said:

 

Funny how this works .  All it takes is for someone with some balls 

It's only when funny when you don't read the whole article

[Mileage Psycho]

On 6/13/2018 at 7:35 AM, spin_dry said:

Tariffs have allowed us auto makers to sell  trucks for 30 and 40% margins. 

And lot's of overtime for many blue collar workers

[s pump]

12 hours ago, Snake said:

BERLIN—Germany’s leading auto makers have thrown their support behind the abolition of all import tariffs for cars between the European Union and the U.S. in an effort to find a peaceful solution to the brewing trade war.

The U.S. Ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell, brought the proposal for a broader industry trade pact to the Trump Administration on Wednesday, according to people familiar wirth the situation.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/germanys-largest-auto-makers-back-abolition-of-eu-u-s-car-import-tariffs-1529492027?mod=hp_lead_pos3

Would you look at that

[Angry ginger]

12 hours ago, BOHICA said:

Once trump gets rid of foreign tariffs on US products I think he should force the world to adopt left hand drive vehicles vs the ass backwards shit that many foreign countries require.  That way US manufactures wouldnt have to engineer RHD cars to export them out of the us.

  it's as much as a pain for BMW and Benz ot have to produce RH vehicles for the japanese and british market as american manufacturers so it's not the rest of the world thats fucked up it's 2 countries and some former British territories whose markets really irrelevant.      

[Angry ginger]

12 hours ago, BOHICA said:

Once trump gets rid of foreign tariffs on US products I think he should force the world to adopt left hand drive vehicles vs the ass backwards shit that many foreign countries require.  That way US manufactures wouldnt have to engineer RHD cars to export them out of the us.

  it's as much as a pain for BMW and Benz ot have to produce RH vehicles for the japanese and british market as american manufacturers so it's not the rest of the world thats fucked up it's 2 countries and some former British territories whose markets really irrelevant.