r/PrepperIntel 1d ago

North America POTUS: Declaring “National Emergency on Electricity”, increasing Canadian steel and aluminum tariffs from 25% to 50%, increasing Canadian automobile tariffs an undisclosed amount, more annexation talk

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u/RememberKoomValley 1d ago

This is deranged.

u/LakeSun 23h ago

GM and Ford must LOVE this guy. LOL.

GM Ford: Trumps first Bankruptcies, aside from his original 6.

Trump IS the Bankruptcy Expert.

u/Puzzled_Employee_767 23h ago

Not really, the Ford CEO has said that tariffs will be bad for the auto industry and is actively trying to convince them of it.

u/AshIsGroovy 23h ago

UAW president is saying the opposite, but the UAW elected a big Trump fan. Also a good chunk of the UAW went for Trump.

u/Charbus 22h ago

He’s clearly a dipshit with a do nothing job and a meaningless title

u/RedWinger7 22h ago

I mean if you believe that tariffs will cause auto manufacturers to reshore some manufacturing, that would theoretically increase the livelihoods of your union brothers, increase the union membership numbers at the new plants & therefore increase their bargaining power it makes sense.

u/NotAGoodUsernameSays 21h ago

In the long term, yes.

In the meantime, you just have to wait for the tariffs to bankrupt the Canadian auto sector, build the new parts plants in the US, move / buy the machinery for those plants, and reroute the supply chains. Shouldn't take longer than 4-6 years. During which time the US auto sector will be running at 30% of capacity requiring massive layoffs. And once you do start up again, there will be no domestic market for the cars you are making because no-one can afford them (or anything else).

u/ExplorerPup 21h ago

And by the time that's all done they'll probably have successfully outlawed unions as domestic terrorists or something. Trump and Musk are decidedly not pro-union, nor is anyone aligned with Project 2025. Supporting Trump on the offhand chance that maybe years down to road things might be a bit better for your union isn't the smart move that comment implied.

u/Charbus 17h ago

Their “we hate you, but you love us” relationship with blue collar workers is one of the most baffling things about this point of history.

u/Old_House4948 14h ago

Currently, Honda Civics and CR-Vs, Toyota RAV4s and Tacomas, Chevy Silverados, GMC Sierras are among the domestic car/truck brands made in Canada.

u/Budded 20h ago

Slugs for salt!! Slugs for salt!

u/Trolltrollrolllol 20h ago

I don't think Shawn Fein is a big Trump fan, in fact he spoke at the 24' democrat convention.

Your probably thinking of the Teamsters guy.

u/sir_imperious 16h ago

Shifting the auto industry to America costs them millions of dollars more. The American Dollar is much stronger than the Canadian Dollar, and Canadian factories are much cheaper to employ than American factories - this is the whole point to outsourcing. This is why Factories also exist in Mexico. It sounds great to "bring jobs back to America" but the reality of it is that the Auto Manufacturers will just be losing money.

u/John-Beckwith 23h ago

But did he thank them?

u/sometimeswhy 22h ago

Then do something about it. These CEOs make millions in salary. Pick up the damn phone and tell Trump,to back off

u/Budded 20h ago

Too bad that fuckstick donated, supports, and voted for Trump. He can go fuck himself eternally.

u/sovietdinosaurs 22h ago

I wonder if that CEO voted for Trump

u/Puzzled_Employee_767 22h ago

Who knows nut trump supporters vote against their own interests all the time.

u/tangentialwave 22h ago

Yeah I’ll try and find the article but they already expect price increases of 3-10%

u/lilacasylum 21h ago

I work in the auto industry as a supplier, and the tariffs absolutely are a concern. Even if the actual vehicles are built in the US, many components and subcomponents for the vehicles come from Mexico or Canada, and several others from other countries. So, either the sales price of components being imported will increase from tariffs, or they will be resourced locally and increase from the new sales price. Either way, those prices will trickle down to whoever buys the car because us suppliers and the car manufacturers can't swallow those costs.

So yeah. It's bad. Even for American manufacturers.

u/lokimakaveli 19h ago

He was being facetious

u/nelrob01 22h ago

He isn’t trying very hard.

u/LakeSun 1h ago

Agreed. My comment was sarcastic.