Does it matter if cars are no longer made in the USA (or made by American companies)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I prefer my cars from Germany or Japan. When the US makes a superior product, I'll consider a US car.

My F150 had 400k miles on it before it died. There is a reason the the F150 is or was the most sold vehicle in the US.

[Anonymous]

It really doesn't matter. All cars are made from things from different places. If you are talking about assembly, increasingly that will be done by robotics and automation. So assembly is not a huge source of future jobs regardless.

[Anonymous]

Yes, it matters. We should be making them here. No one is saying that they can't be made elsewhere, too, but we need to be making them here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Slate a brand new company is launching in 2026 and 100 percent made in the US and assembled in US. All parts made US.

There you go.

Most of their parts, not all, made in USA or unstamped.
Roll down windows, no speakers, no radio, no screens, rear wheel drive only, etc.
Noble idea. But a vehicle stripped down this much still costs 28k?

Roll down windows were better.

[Anonymous]

Yes it does matter. How did we win WW2??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes it does matter. How did we win WW2??

So you are willing to pay $25-30k a more for a new car? That is how much it cost. I am not. Unions are maga Trump supporters building inferiority cars that cost 60-100% more vs foreign manufactured cars. We need to drop all tariffs and let Americans buy high quality cars for 1/2 the price.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Yes it does matter. How did we win WW2??


So you are willing to pay $25-30k a more for a new car? That is how much it cost. I am not. Unions are maga Trump supporters building inferiority cars that cost 60-100% more vs foreign manufactured cars. We need to drop all tariffs and let Americans buy high quality cars for 1/2 the price.

+1 BYD is selling well in Europe now.