"Oh, shit! A rich narcissistic overgrown child who I thought would help us out doesn't give a shit about anyone but himself! I wish someone had told me... over the last decade..."
Maybe I can finally get the Toyota Hilux I always wanted! But seriously, everyone in the US stop buying shit that isn’t strictly necessary. The corporations cannot “pass the costs along” to us if we don’t buy their shit. Obviously it’s not optimal, but there’s no reason to take it up the caboose just because.
I boycott! Oddly enough I just ended a ~15 year Walmart boycott for our family. Began it after becoming aware of their tactics to deliberately strangle local businesses and keep employees below full-time hours to avoid giving them benefits, etc.
Been avoiding them out of habit for so long...started boycotting Amazon, Target, etc. recently...and realized that while I have nothing positive to say about Walmart, they're not even cracking the list of shittiest companies anymore. Because every fucking one else sunk below their standards.
Cool stuff! Boycott shit, people, help out! Most of y'all need the money way more than the stuff these days anyway lol!
Automakers: That wasn't part of the deal! You said the [auto industry] would stay under my protection!
Trump: I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further.
Yes it's capped at 100,000 vehicles. I saw a British TV video panel discussion about the deal yesterday and they said that last year they had sold 102,000 here, so the deal covers almost all they would be selling here anyway. So it doesn't seem like it should affect US manufacturers much at all.
US manufacturers will lose market share because US auto market will shrink from higher prices, and relative appeal of used cars. UK can meet its quota by bringing in cheaper cars (mini coopers).