• Fair Fairy@thelemmy.club
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    11 days ago

    Is he aware that us car manufacturing has been decimated by china?

    Why would they buy us suv, when china is right there and they can buy straight from the factory?

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    11 days ago

    In other words Vietnamese will not pay extra for US cars but US citizens will pay extra for EVERYTHING that comes from Vietnam. LOL

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    13 days ago

    Yes, the country known for driving scooters instead of cars will start buying SUVs that don’t even fit the streets in many cities

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    12 days ago

    So American will pay between 20 and 40% tax on goods coming from Vietnam but the Vietnamese can buy US goods with no tax?

    Cool.

    Do Americans know this?

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        12 days ago

        It’s funny. 20 to 40 tax on Americans and none on the Vietnamese and he thinks that people who make an average of USD$8,000 per year are going to buy $100,000 US SUVs. He’s a delusional idiot.

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          12 days ago

          I some times ask myself is it dementia or imbecility?

          Does that man understand the bullshit coming out of his holes, or is it the narcism that makes him talk and talk and talk, no matter how much lunacy is it the words leaving him…

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    11 days ago

    “Thank you for your attention to this matter” is a phrase stolen from fifth-rate middle-management corporate power wannabes. We are not his employees and do not work for him. I’d believe him more if he ended his endless emails with “…and always remember. Fuck You”.

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    11 days ago

    transshipping

    Did that MAGGOT just say the Bad Bad trans word? How the fuck are his removed followers not trying to Hang him yet?

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    12 days ago

    SUV=SubUrban Vehicle

    That’s what I thought the acronym stood for when I was younger, because I would usually see them in suburbs. Now that I’m older, I refuse to call them sport utility vehicles because suburban vehicle is a much better description of their intended use-case.

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      12 days ago

      As I keep saying: It sounds like he thinks the word “tariff” just means “payment”. Then he follows that with “[whoever he thinks should make the payment]”. Tariff by Apple, Tariff by China, etc. Honestly. I don’t know how else you can make it make sense.

      https://lemmy.world/comment/17225002

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    12 days ago

    Lol, one visit to Vietnam can easily show you why an SUV is not going to be a hit there. It’s basically motorcycle country. Cars are pretty common too, but motorcycles are basically THE form of transportation there.

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      Unfortunately their governemnt is investing heavily into car only infrastructure which bikes aren’t allowed to use. It’s frustrating to see considering their cities are already at maximum traffic with motorbikes alone. Adding cars to the mix there just isn’t possible.

      Also there’s no way that US automakers will be able to outcompete Vinfast and Chinese EVs who are working with better subsidies and significantly cheaper labor.