From: AlleyCat <katt@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: Re: Trump "Couldn't Care Less" If Car Prices Rise
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 08:22:21 -0500
Organization: AlleyCat Computing, Inc.
On Mon, 31 Mar 2025 02:16:13 +0000, Mitchell Holman says...
> Trump "Couldn't Care Less" If Automakers
> Raise Prices Over Tariffs
Because he KNOWS, stupid, that the VAST majority of cars that people buy here, are MADE here.
Which car-makers will be raising prices?
Most EVERY "popular" car-maker has plants IN America and they're exempt, for certain models, of course, not all .
So... WHICH cars will have their prices go up?
ANY of China's?
Alfa Romeo?
Audi?
Bentley?
Bugatti?
Ferrari?
Jaguar?
Lamborghini?
Land Rover?
Maserati?
Mini-Cooper?
Porsche?
Good. I think those who can afford those cars don't mind paying a little more.
Meanwhile THESE car-makers are exempt (for certain models, of course):
BMW
Buick
Cadillac
Chevrolet
Chrysler
Dodge
Fiat
Ford
Genesis
GMC
Honda
Hyundai
Infiniti
Jeep
Kia
Lexus
Lincoln
Lotus
Mazda
Mercedes-Benz
Mitsubishi
Nissan
Ram
Rolls-Royce
Subaru
Toyota
Volkswagen
Volvo
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