[M2M3M3]

Originally Posted by techwhiz1

It's BS.
GM, Ford, Honda, BMW, etc all make cars in the US and unless they announce something different, all cars will be hit.

All auto parts.

Say hello to a $3-4 avocado from Mexico, along with grapes and plenty of other stuff in the winter months.

Plain stupid.. Watch inflation sky rocket

Oh and the North East is going to see higher oil and electricity prices, if they see the product at all.

Yep. Stupid.
tRump is not smart enough to think anything through. All that matters is that it makes him seem tough, attracts attention to himself, and somehow might make him richer.

[BmwIowa]

Originally Posted by techwhiz1

...but I am frustrated with ignorant and uneducated people that don't understand economics and supply chain..

Yes...and those folks inhabit Washington, D.C. I think a pre-requisite for serving in Congress or the Administration is demonstrated understanding of basic economics.....

I too have a 2 series order in process....inked on Wednesday, subject to getting a February allocation but final delivery is subject to no increase in quoted price...maybe tariffs are levied...but then cancelled before my likely summertime delivery timeframe....

[WWM3]

I have clients who pushed forward inventory acquisitions and capital spending due to tariff concerns. Smart.

Personally, I find the situation frustrating. Trump negotiated the current trade agreement with Mexico/Canada and its renewal/renegotiation was only due several years from now IIRC. He’s criticizing US allies and the ramifications of his own agreement. And now taxpayers have to potentially pay extreme tariffs? Imagine spending billions on cap-ex like BMW and then this happens? Let’s hope this situation is resolved without harm to American taxpayers and companies caught in the middle.

[LateBrake8]

Originally Posted by BMWCompact

BMWs are manufactured in the US, so that would exempt 2 and 3 series Mexico-built cars from the tariffs? Yeah, no, probably not as per this article.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/31/trum...-industry.html

Where does this article make any reference to exemptions, or lack thereof? Though it doesn't go into specifics or cite any law/precedent, this article says,

"Most of the UK’s biggest carmakers — the likes of Nissan, Toyota and Stellantis — have factories in the US, making them exempt from tariffs."

I'm not making an argument/claim one way or another. Just being optimistic in hopes that my build won't be affected lol.

[BMWCompact]

Originally Posted by LateBrake8

"Most of the UK’s biggest carmakers — the likes of Nissan, Toyota and Stellantis — have factories in the US, making them exempt from tariffs."

Everything is speculation at this point.

The author of the article you quote above, from an article dated November 2024 - what basis or documentation does he have to make this suggestion that those three car makers would be exempt from tariffs?

[M2M3M3]

Originally Posted by LateBrake8

Where does this article make any reference to exemptions, or lack thereof? It doesn't.

Though it doesn't go into specifics or cite any law/precedent, this article says,

"Most of the UK’s biggest carmakers — the likes of Nissan, Toyota and Stellantis — have factories in the US, making them exempt from tariffs."

That article is about UK. NOT Mexico. Of course factories in the US are exempt from import taxes... they are in the US.

The mexico import tax has nothing to do with balance of trade, it is a bully move to satisfy his immigration ego.

[LateBrake8]

Originally Posted by BMWCompact

Everything is speculation at this point.

The author of the article you quote above, from an article dated November 2024 - what basis or documentation does he have to make this suggestion that those three car makers would be exempt from tariffs?

Doesn't appear to be any; I pointed that out. All we can do is speculate, like you said.

[LateBrake8]

Originally Posted by M2M3M3

That article is about UK. NOT Mexico. Of course factories in the US are exempt from import taxes... they are in the US.

You're right, I may have misinterpreted that to read "having factories in the US made non-US cars exempt," but that is not the case.

[LateBrake8]

Originally Posted by BMWCompact

Everything is speculation at this point.

The author of the article you quote above, from an article dated November 2024 - what basis or documentation does he have to make this suggestion that those three car makers would be exempt from tariffs?

Originally Posted by M2M3M3

That article is about UK. NOT Mexico. Of course factories in the US are exempt from import taxes... they are in the US.

The mexico import tax has nothing to do with balance of trade, it is a bully move to satisfy his immigration ego.

BMW's presence in the U.S. alone doesn't guarantee them an exemption, but it does provide some form of leverage to negotiate.

Like I said, just trying to be optimistic. That aside, not looking too good. Here's hoping that compromises/creative workarounds are made, or that BMW eats the tariffs for those of us that have cars in production.