re: Jeep to lay off 1,300+ in US; move Cherokee SUV production to Mexico

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All that union money that goes to Democrats

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Bingo

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Well yeah, why would people buy a piece of shite vehicle?

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I had one as a rental car for 3 weeks and it was hands down the worst vehicle I have ever driven. Though I chock some of that up to shoddy maintenance by Enterprise

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This(among others) is what had hollowed out manufacturing in our nation.

frick the people who supported and voted for this.

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Clinton, HW Bush, and almost everyone in the uniparty of the 1990s.....

By 2010, we all knew how stupid that mistake was. The framers of that legislation were almost all out of office by then though.

Trump - LINK

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Under NAFTA, foreign companies manufactured many parts overseas, sent them to Mexico and Canada for assembly, and then shipped them. And, you know, they were foreign-made cars. And all across our borders, they were tax-free. So they’d make the part and they’d send them across our borders tax-free. And they’d make them with their labor, not your labor. I want them made with your labor. And that’s been the biggest part of our agreement. (Applause.)

So not anymore. And that’s not happening anymore.

The USMCA closes these terrible, unfair loopholes by requiring at least 75 percent of every car under the deal — which is all — to be made in North America. It has to be made in North America. And most importantly, we have strong new provisions to ensure American workers are being hired to do the job. We want to hire American workers to do the job. (Applause.)

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Who knew that Mexico was in North America?

They can piss the hell off. I feel for those losing their jobs, though.

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I would love to see a modern retro version of the following: VW Bus

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Sadly the planned retro version for 2024 will be electric.