Let’s see what happened when they raised the tariffs on Chinese steel a few years ago. Domestic steel also raised its price to within a few cents per ton of Chinese Steel. Not only did the cost of building with structural steel framing skyrocket, so did the price of pretty much every good manufactured with steel.

“As much as I want to say these people got what they deserved, I know that at least some of them were just doing whatever they could to earn a buck.”

If Tesla can be a non-car company that makes cars, Jaguar can be a car company that doesn’t make cars.  It’s only fair.

May is right, it was time to go out on a high rather than deteriorate. I like May and Clarkson’s solo work so they still have creative juice. I haven’t seen Hammond in anything except a Ford Ranger ad, is he doing any shows?

Envista GNX!

OKay, let’s get stupid.

Don’t any of these MAGA idiots...oh IDK, work in any companies?
My own companies (employers), in our business system, have to have HTS codes (tariff codes) for anything we export or import.
They all have varying costs. Any of the costs high enough that we can’t absorb, get tacked on to the MSRP.
Duhhhhhh!!!!
Do they…

oh sure the earlier maximas (before the 3rd gen above) did talk - i had a friend in high school that had one hahaah

MAGAs think tariffs come out of the exporting nation’s pockets. Of course, Trump and the RWNJ media refuse to tell them how tariffs really work.

tRump is a nazi loving POS. Nothing he says about cars or anything else really matters. FUCK him and his idiot deplorables.

The biggest difference in pay is that many European and Asian countries present a net salary to employees, with all the benefits bundled. In the US, we get offered a gross salary, which looks great at first glance, but after benefits are subtracted (and taxes), it’s not as high as you’d think.

I know a couple people that came from UK to USA. They were Physical Therapists. They came for higher pay and less taxes. Now they’re moving back because the supposed net gain ended up being a net deficit after having to figure out health insurance, etc. that their taxes paid for in England.

Agree. I know some folks have posted here that they can separate Tesla from the CEO and are comfortable buying their cars, but I don’t see how people do it.

3rd gear: I wonder how long its going to take for us to realize that maybe, just maybe, the USA is not as great a place to live as we’ve been told.

I’ve got several ex-pat friends in various European countries. None of them left the US because they hated it here- a couple got assigned to europe for work, a couple got…

AKA “crap that people don’t want to buy” now has money on the hood to move inventory.

I had a loaner A3 while my car was in for some service recently. It drove significantly worse than my wife’s Mazda 3, and the interior felt like it was scraped together from bargain basement parts. It amazes me that anyone would consider buying it at all, much less at FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.

Re Audi All-Road

Jesus. I mean, thanks, but wtf did I read?

I’ve been a motorcyclist for Decades. I’m 50, and I’ve been rolling on 2 wheels since I was 15.
I’ve ridden cross country many, many times.
I’ve ridden in and been waved at in nearly every state, plus 3 Provinces.

First Gear: I’d put it on less on Henrik’s incompetence as a CEO than on his stubborn insistence on placing his wife in charge of the business.