Absolutely a good move especially when you consider the tariffs that were already in place for shipping to Europe. Just ask anyone in Europe that has purchased anything made in America even prior to 2016.
As for the lie I agree as well some people tend to see everything as a negative and have blinders on when it comes to the truth.
For cars and motorcycles: it depends on CO2 emissions. The higher emmissions, the higher taxes. For any brand, no matter where it is produced or where it is coming from. For instance: Buying a Tesla over here is reletivaly cheap. For such a premium expensive car that is. Assembled here in Holland by the way, to avoid even more import/export taxes.
Although Harley sales over here is about equal to the numbers in the US, it is not such a popular brand over here. When I am in the US, I am amazed by the numbers of Harleys I see over there. An Harley over here is exclusive and expensive. Riders prefer BMW, Triumph and Ducati besides Japanese brands.
American muscle cars are unaffordable here. For instance, Ford Mustang is available here with a small 4 cylinder engine to make it more affordable.
I drive a Mercedes Benz ML350 which is a German brand and has a Made in the USA tag on it. I am pretty sure that MB will ramp up production of smaller European models like the C class pretty fast in their Alabama facilities when the US will charge those import cars more.
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