How many cars are sent from China to the US ? Last TwittLer idiocy !

[syringis]

Link to tweet

When a car is sent to the United States from China, there is a Tariff to be paid of 2 1/2%. When a car is sent to China from the United States, there is a Tariff to be paid of 25%. Does that sound like free or fair trade. No, it sounds like STUPID TRADE - going on for years!

The only explanation I could find, is that cannot make the difference between China and Japan...

[hedda_foil]

1. Is there any trade in cars between China and US at all?

[dalton99a]

5. Nope

They may have a lot of catching up to do in terms of perception as well as performance

[TheBlackAdder]

8. Buick Envision SUV. Caddy CT6 Hybrid. 2019 Ford Focus. Volvo S60 are imports.

[hedda_foil]

12. Thanks!

[safeinOhio]

2. What would be the true cost of US farm products

if you add gov. subsidies?

[dalton99a]

3. Definitely one of the dumbest ever.

[unblock]

4. Trade negotiations are massively complex

There's a great deal of data to be crunched and horse trading to be had and many complex considerations.

Tariffs are rarely symmetrical for the same product (unless they're zero). Most products are primarily exports of one country and imports of the other.

If China slaps a big tariff on something we export to them, it may make sense for us to have a tariff on a product they export to us -- nearly always a *different* product.

[syringis]

6. Hi Unblock

Yes, it is very complex. It is not my field at all, and to be honest, I don't always understand well when it comes to a high technical level.

TrumPigDumb's tweet shows, once again, his flabbergasting ignorance !

[Wellstone ruled]

7. Last I heard was

Buick and Cadillac Import a couple of models made only on the China Mainland.

The real story is the huge amount of Sub and Main Assemblies and other system components made in China exclusively.

[flotsam]

9. Also a Volvo and starting in 2019 Ford Focus

"Right now, Chinese-built cars in America are the exception to the rule. But, just as we got used to buying Chinese-made electronics from familiar brands, the car industry is likely to follow suit. Our appetite for cheap cars keeps growing, and China, already home to the largest auto manufacturing industry in the world, can satisfy that demand."

https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/cars-made-in-china

[Wellstone ruled]

11. Just caught that

on the Ford Web Site.

[LeftinOH]

10. The Buick Envision is made in China. It's been imported to the US

for 2 or 3 years now. That may be the only "Chinese" car sold in the US at the moment.