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Trump promises 100% tariff on Mexico-built Chinese cars—EV or not

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Former President Donald Trump has announced that he would apply a tariff of 100% to cars built in Mexico by Chinese companies for U.S.-market In a Saturday campaign speech in Dayton, Ohio, Trump said that over a period of 30 years Mexico has taken away 34% of the automobile manufacturing business in the U.S.

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Senate Bill Seeks to Tariff Chinese Vehicles Out of Existence

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percent to 100 percent, including vehicles owned by Chinese-based automakers that are assembled in places like Mexico. The plan included adding import taxes on Chinese vehicles assembled in Mexico, even though the USMCA (and NAFTA before that) would have normally given them preferential treatment. On Friday, a U.S.

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Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Mazda, Volvo and home dealerships promote

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Kohli mentioned he purchased Jim Olson Chevrolet-Buick, Jim Olson Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram and Jim Olson Ford, all in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., The dealerships had been renamed Patriot Chevrolet-Buick Sturgeon Bay, Patriot Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram Sturgeon Bay and Patriot Ford Sturgeon Bay, Kohli mentioned. on April 17 from broker Jim Olson.

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J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

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Among mass market brands, Ram (141 PP100) ranks second and Buick (162 PP100) ranks third. General Motors Company models that rank highest in their respective segments are Buick Encore GX, Cadillac Escalade, Cadillac XT6, Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet Corvette, Chevrolet Equinox and Chevrolet Tahoe. Highest-Ranking Brands and Models.

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Report: China’s Chery Considers U.S. Market Yet Again

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but frankly speaking I can't say much more about our strategy," Brian Wu, executive vice president of Chery Mexico, told MotorTrend in a recent interview. & I do believe that these models [we have in Mexico], we can put them in the U.S. Both the Lincoln Nautilus and Buick Envision are now assembled in China.

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GM to Spend $483M to Increase Ecotec Capacity at Spring Hill Plant

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The new spending includes $23 million that would add 30 hourly jobs to increase production beginning in the first quarter of 2011 of the current-generation Ecotec engine used in popular products like the Chevrolet Equinox, Buick LaCrosse and GMC Terrain. The Ecotec 2.0L The Ecotec 2.0L The Ecotec 2.4L

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GM Korea introduces Alpheon eAssist; 25% improvement in fuel economy

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Like the light electrification powertrain of the Buick LaCrosse upon which it is based, the Alpheon eAssist features a 2.4-liter General Motors launched the Buick LaCrosse with eAssist in China on 25 August. liter spark ignition direct injection (SIDI) engine (max. N·m electric motor generator.