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BMW "not budging" on Mexican plant
Posted on 1/16/17 at 1:46 pm
Posted on 1/16/17 at 1:46 pm
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For the second time in the span of just one week, the automaker has made it clear: It's building a plant in Mexico, regardless of what Donald Trump thinks.
In an interview with German news magazine Bild published this weekend, Trump said that BMW should reconsider plans to build a $1 billion plant in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. The automaker plans to begin building the BMW 3 Series sedan there in 2019.
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"I would tell them, don't waste their time and money -- unless they want to sell to other countries," he said. "But I would tell BMW if they think they're gonna build a plant in Mexico and sell cars into the US without a 35% tax, it's not gonna happen."
So, Trump is proposing we pay more for our BMWs if they build in Mexico (cuz you know who ends up paying that tax, right?).
Furthermore, this is not even an American company.
And what better way to keep Mexicans in Mexico than them having jobs??
LINK
This post was edited on 1/16/17 at 1:47 pm
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Posted on 1/16/17 at 1:47 pm to TejasHorn
It's a negotiation tactic.
Posted on 1/16/17 at 1:49 pm to TejasHorn
quote:
BMW 3 Series sedan there in 2019.
Yuck
Posted on 1/16/17 at 1:49 pm to TejasHorn
Move to Mexico if you want cheaper BMW's bruh.
Posted on 1/16/17 at 1:49 pm to TejasHorn
3 series/who cares
Posted on 1/16/17 at 1:49 pm to joshnorris14
If he continues this after Friday he will be out of the presidency real quick.
Posted on 1/16/17 at 1:49 pm to TejasHorn
I get why trump is doing what he is doing.
But
BMW isn't an American company. They aren't moving from the US to mexico. I just don't see what angle he has here.
But
BMW isn't an American company. They aren't moving from the US to mexico. I just don't see what angle he has here.
This post was edited on 1/16/17 at 1:50 pm
Posted on 1/16/17 at 1:50 pm to joshnorris14
I thought this was a given but I guess not.
Posted on 1/16/17 at 1:51 pm to russellvillehog
quote:
BMW isn't an American company. They aren't moving from the US to mexico. I just don't see what angle he has here.
They are building a plant in Mexico specifically to sell cars in the US. Surely you don't think the BMW market in North America is dominated by Mexican purchases.
Posted on 1/16/17 at 1:51 pm to mmcgrath
quote:
f he continues this after Friday he will be out of the presidency real quick.
Posted on 1/16/17 at 1:52 pm to imjustafatkid
Well they can take a 35% tax if they don't want to build here then.
Trump has said that is fine all along. I agree.
Trump has said that is fine all along. I agree.
Posted on 1/16/17 at 1:52 pm to TejasHorn
quote:
So, Trump is proposing we pay more for our BMWs if they build in Mexico (cuz you know who ends up paying that tax, right?).
Furthermore, this is not even an American company.
And what better way to keep Mexicans in Mexico than them having jobs??
LINK
It's all a kabuki dance. Trump sings his song, and his supporters lap it up.
Trump knows good and well a few things...
1) Congress has the authority on tariffs, not the President.
2) The BMW plant (and all car plants in Mexico) utilizes a ton of suppliers from the United States. Something like this hurts them badly - a far worse impact than having 5,000 or whatever jobs it would create if they, say, expanded their Spartanburg plant.
This post was edited on 1/16/17 at 1:54 pm
Posted on 1/16/17 at 1:53 pm to imjustafatkid
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They are building a plant in Mexico specifically to sell cars in the US. Surely you don't think the BMW market in North America is dominated by Mexican purchases.
I would suspect this is a BMW-NA plant, specifically for sale in the US market. THAT's his deal.
This post was edited on 1/16/17 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 1/16/17 at 1:54 pm to TejasHorn
So Germans and Mexicans are going to pay for the wall?
Nice.
Nice.
Posted on 1/16/17 at 1:54 pm to udtiger
I hope Trump sticks it to them and they shut down but just like higher taxes on cigarettes people will still just have to have them. Good those morons need to pay more for an overpriced ugly vehicle.
Posted on 1/16/17 at 1:55 pm to udtiger
frick BMW...waste of money!
Posted on 1/16/17 at 1:55 pm to russellvillehog
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I just don't see what angle he has here.
His angle is trying to get them to build in the US instead. I'm guessing the 35% tax is on all imports from Mexico, not just US companies that move to Mexico. Is Toyota an American company?
And as far as the tax being passed on to the consumer, that may be true in some cases, but not always. How much will BMW's sales drop if they pass the entire 35% increase to the consumer? In the free market, the consumer will decide if they want to pay the tax, or buy something else. If enough people buy something else, BMW will have to eat some, if not all of the tax.
Posted on 1/16/17 at 1:56 pm to TejasHorn
So where are all the 3 series being built right now? I'm sure BMW was going to lower the price for the cars they already sell in America once they had access to cheap Mexican labor, right? Surely they weren't going to just pocket the increased profit were they?
Posted on 1/16/17 at 1:57 pm to imjustafatkid
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They are building a plant in Mexico specifically to sell cars in the US.
Those cheating mother frickers!!!!!
Dont those assholes know anything about the free market!! FUCCKXKCKCKCKCKX
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