The Wall Street Journal is reporting that U.S. automakers are seeking a workaround to avoid increased expenses resulting from President Donald Trump’s controversial tariff policy: relocating manufacturing to China.
“Four major automakers are racing to find workarounds to China’s stranglehold on rare-earth magnets, which they fear could force them to shut down some car production within weeks,” the Journal reports. “Several traditional and electric-vehicle makers—and their suppliers—are considering shifting some auto-parts manufacturing to China to avoid looming factory shutdowns, people familiar with the situation said.”
Intended imo
Nah, fascists are big on protectionism, because they live in the past. His problem is the Nazis were playing a different game in a different economy and following their plays in 2025 is just fucking stupid… But he’s not even following the full playbook because Randian brainrot won’t let him encourage state industry, just the privatization of what little we have left.
Next step is invading a rich neighbor with a similar culture to steal their money to pay off your deficit spending btw.