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Ford will not build new Focus cars in US, despite Trump tariffs tweet
Source: Associated Press
Ford will not build new Focus cars in US, despite Trump tariffs tweet
Associated Press in Washington
Sun 9 Sep 2018 22.42 BST
Ford will not be moving production of a hatchback to the US from China – despite Donald Trump’s claim on Sunday that his taxes on Chinese imports mean the Focus Active can be built in America.
On 31 August, citing Trump’s new tariffs, Ford said it was dropping plans to ship the Focus Active from China to America.
Trump declared victory on Sunday, writing: “This is just the beginning. This car can now be BUILT IN THE USA and Ford will pay no tariffs!”
But in a statement, Ford said it would “not be profitable to build the Focus Active in the US”, given forecast yearly sales below 50,000.
That means Ford simply will not sell the vehicle in the US. Kristin Dziczek of the Center for Automotive Research said Ford can make Focuses “in many other plants around the world, so if they decided to continue to sell a Focus variant in the US market, there are several options other than building it in the United States”.
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Associated Press in Washington
Sun 9 Sep 2018 22.42 BST
Ford will not be moving production of a hatchback to the US from China – despite Donald Trump’s claim on Sunday that his taxes on Chinese imports mean the Focus Active can be built in America.
On 31 August, citing Trump’s new tariffs, Ford said it was dropping plans to ship the Focus Active from China to America.
Trump declared victory on Sunday, writing: “This is just the beginning. This car can now be BUILT IN THE USA and Ford will pay no tariffs!”
But in a statement, Ford said it would “not be profitable to build the Focus Active in the US”, given forecast yearly sales below 50,000.
That means Ford simply will not sell the vehicle in the US. Kristin Dziczek of the Center for Automotive Research said Ford can make Focuses “in many other plants around the world, so if they decided to continue to sell a Focus variant in the US market, there are several options other than building it in the United States”.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/sep/09/ford-focus-trump-tariffs
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