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‘Maybe Dodge Should Start Building Them Here!’
Posted on: March 4, 2025 at 17:59:07 CT
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Maria Bartiromo was displeased after an auto dealer said President Donald Trump’s tariffs are hurting business.
Fox Business reporter Jeff Flock reported on a lot full of Ram pickup trucks in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, where he noted that some Rams are made in Michigan while others are made in Mexico. Early Tuesday morning, Trump imposed 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada. Canada has already imposed retaliatory tariffs, and Mexico has said it will soon respond in kind.
“Those are gonna get a whole lot more expensive going forward,” Flock said. “And it’s not just the trucks and vehicles that are made in Mexico, but all of the parts from Mexico and Canada, and go back and forth across the border.”
The dealership’s owner told Flock that the tariffs are having a “dramatic” impact.
“I sold an order for a customer – $80,000 truck,” said David Kelleher. “It’s $100,000 now, so he’s not gonna buy the truck. It’s gonna sit on my lot… and nobody’s gonna buy the truck because it just had a $20,000 price increase.”
Kelleher went on to say the auto industry is not equipped to handle such abrupt and “pretty radical” shifts.
Flock went back to Bartiromo in studio, who raised responded by raising her voice.
“Thank you so much, Jeff Flock at Dodge Ram… dealership,” she said. “But you know what? Let me ask you this, ok? How many Dodge Rams do you see around Europe?! How many Dodge Rams do you see driving around India?! Not many, I bet. Why? Because they don’t buy our cars! And that’s what President Trump is trying to change. Maybe Dodge should start building them here and selling them here?”
Maria Bartiromo was displeased after an auto dealer said President Donald Trump’s tariffs are hurting business.
Fox Business reporter Jeff Flock reported on a lot full of Ram pickup trucks in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, where he noted that some Rams are made in Michigan while others are made in Mexico. Early Tuesday morning, Trump imposed 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada. Canada has already imposed retaliatory tariffs, and Mexico has said it will soon respond in kind.
“Those are gonna get a whole lot more expensive going forward,” Flock said. “And it’s not just the trucks and vehicles that are made in Mexico, but all of the parts from Mexico and Canada, and go back and forth across the border.”
The dealership’s owner told Flock that the tariffs are having a “dramatic” impact.
“I sold an order for a customer – $80,000 truck,” said David Kelleher. “It’s $100,000 now, so he’s not gonna buy the truck. It’s gonna sit on my lot… and nobody’s gonna buy the truck because it just had a $20,000 price increase.”
Kelleher went on to say the auto industry is not equipped to handle such abrupt and “pretty radical” shifts.
Flock went back to Bartiromo in studio, who raised responded by raising her voice.
“Thank you so much, Jeff Flock at Dodge Ram… dealership,” she said. “But you know what? Let me ask you this, ok? How many Dodge Rams do you see around Europe?! How many Dodge Rams do you see driving around India?! Not many, I bet. Why? Because they don’t buy our cars! And that’s what President Trump is trying to change. Maybe Dodge should start building them here and selling them here?”
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