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If German cars are so good, why does Germany need a 10% tariff on American cars?

If what you say is true, Germany should lower tariffs as part of negotiations to get a better deal on exporting to the US. It would be a win-win for them then.




Could you cite a source for the japanese car ban claim please?


Germany does not have 10% tariffs on American cars. This part is simply not true. Germany has 10% sales tax called VAT on all the cars - German cars included. Teslas were popular in Germany, prior Musk open support for far right. Even Fords are common in Germany, although mostly small ones not huge ones.

Oh ... and America has outright ban on Japanese cars. They are reliable and popular pretty much anywhere else.

tl;dr this is a problem with hillsdale and heretage foundation - they simply lie.


Germany has a 10% tariff on any non-EU car.

That is separate from the 19% VAT.

Japanese cars are very popular in the US.




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