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Catherine Schmidt

#Trump #Tariffs #cars #Damage #automakers

Via Max Kennelly

LOL, amazing. So the net effect will be (a) American consumers pay a pointless 15% tax on Japanese cars and (b) American car manufacturers are still at a disadvantage because their supply chains include Mexico and Canada, as encouraged by Trump's USMCA then penalized by his tariffs.

Winning!
cnbc.com/2025/07/23/detroit-th

CNBCDetroit Three automakers raise concerns about Japan trade deal
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Nonilex

Those #regulations, which were based on the #endangerment finding, were a fundamental part of the #Biden admin’s efforts to move the country away from #gasoline-powered vehicles. The transportation sector is the largest source of #GreenhouseGas emissions in the #US.

The #Trump #EPA intends to argue that imposing #climate regulations on #automakers poses the real harm to human #health because it would lead to higher prices & reduced consumer choice…. [what?]

#idiocracy#ClimateCrisis#science
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

Great #EV pullback has begun
#Automakers are canceling or delaying new #electricvehicle amid political whiplash after signing of Trump’s EV-tax-break-killing budget bill.
President Trump’s #tariffs aren’t helping much, nor is recent passage of his $3.4 trillion #bigbeautifullbill, which takes sledgehammer to most EV incentive programs. And Trump’s decision to reverse tougher #emissions rules passed under former President Joe Biden is just icing on pretty unappetizing cake
theverge.com/electric-cars/700

The Verge · The great EV pullback has begunBy Andrew J. Hawkins
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Whiskers 🇦🇺

@arstechnica IMHO this kind of vehicle exists in a small, mainly urban, testosterone-fueled market where practicality is subsumed by specifications.
In Australia it’d be people who’re cashed up but rarely venture into the kind of terrain where - and this is the irony - those specifications are put to the test.
It’s also sadly ironic that while the world is making small but positive steps towards #righttorepair manufacturing, #automakers are going in the opposite direction making cars unfixable where they break down - out in the bush, and making customers more dependent on dealers.
My #offroad vehicle can be fixed in any small town anywhere in the country and that gives me comfort. And yes it has all the specs mentioned earlier in this thread 😊
Apologies for the rant!

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

#US #Senate Might Kill Automotive #FuelEconomy Rules
Senate Weighs Effectively Killing Rule That Drove Rise of Fuel-Efficient #Cars
#Automakers split over measure to eliminate fines for failing to meet #mileage standards that helped launch fuel-efficient mainstays like Toyota’s #Prius
Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE, has saved two trillion gallons of #gasoline over the past 50 years, according to the journal Energy Policy.
wsj.com/business/autos/senate-
archive.ph/BpNuv

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Nonilex

They were announced during #Trump’s visit to a #US #Steel mill last week, & appear to be aimed at currying favor w/ #steelworkers & the steel industry, including those in swing states like #Pennsylvania, where #USSteel is based.
The higher #tariffs have already rankled close #allies that sell #metal to the #US, including #Canada & #Europe. They also sent alarms to #automakers, #plane #manufacturers, #HomeBuilders, #oil drillers & others that rely on buying metals.

#economy#inflation#recession
Nonilex

Exclusive: #Ford hikes #prices on Mexico-produced models, citing #tariffs

#FordMotor is hiking prices on 3 of its #Mexico-produced models effective May 2, becoming one of the first major #automakers to adjust sticker prices following #Trump's tariffs.

Prices on the Mustang Mach-E electric SUV, Maverick pickup & Bronco Sport will increase by as much as $2,000 on some models, acc/to a notice sent to dealers reviewed by Reuters.

#economy #inflation #recession
reuters.com/business/autos-tra

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

#Automakers Sue To Kill #Maine’s Hugely Popular ‘#RightToRepair’ #Law
A little over a year ago, Maine residents voted overwhelmingly (83%) to pass a new state right to repair law designed to make #auto repairs easier and more affordable. More specifically, the law requires that automakers standardize on-board diagnostic systems and provide remote access to those systems and mechanical data to consumers and third-party independent repair shops.
techdirt.com/2025/02/07/automa

Techdirt · Automakers Sue To Kill Maine’s Hugely Popular ‘Right To Repair’ LawA little over a year ago, Maine residents voted overwhelmingly (83 percent) to pass a new state right to repair law designed to make auto repairs easier and more affordable. More specific…
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Nonilex

For crying out loud, like a drunk toddler & for seemingly no reason at all, #Trump has now reversed his #tariffs on #Canada.
Trump said Thurs that he would allow BOTH #Mexico & Canada to avoid tariffs on most exports to the #US for 1 month, specifically products subject to the #USMCA, the #trade pact he signed in his first term.
The move came less than a day after he granted a 30-day reprieve to #automakers, & hours after announcing a pause on Mexico’s tariffs.
#economy #instability #geopolitics

beSpacific

#Automakers are collecting #sensitive #data, and selling it w/out your permission – Extensive data collection & #privacy #violations also routinely occurs when we use #cars and #trucks [regardless of manufacturer], much if not all of it likely without our knowledge or #consent. This article will inform you about how, where, when and by whom your data is collected, and the many ways in which is it used, including sale by #databrokers #CFPB is now closed - they fought this llrx.com/2025/01/automakers-ar

www.llrx.comAutomakers are collecting sensitive data and selling it without your permission – LLRX
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

Senate Confirms #LeeZeldin to Head #EPA where hes charged with executing Trump’s orders to dismantle #environmental #regulation
Former NY congressman has little experience in environmental policy. He is expected to follow orders to weaken #climate rules. One rule, finalized last year, would cut #tailpipe #emissions of #greenhousegas, nation’s largest source of planet-warming #pollution, by compelling #automakers to increase sales of hybrid and EV.
nytimes.com/2025/01/29/climate
archive.ph/ZzEcb

The New York Times · Senate Confirms Lee Zeldin to Head E.P.A.By Coral Davenport
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