It's interesting that Teslas are the only cars available today with all American-sourced content.
What's less interesting, I guess, is the fact that the reason American-built cars have parts
from other countries is more about the American manufacturers' hope for an export-market than
any import-market. You know, "world cars." Of course, right now the world is our enemy.
And what about burning fossil fuels? That's now a point of pride for many, as they gas up
sun-blocking SUVs and giant light-duty pick-up trucks, about the only American vehicles
American companies offer these days.
So tariffs will raise the prices of small cars built anywhere as a greater percentage of their
sticker prices will be from tariffs as opposed to vehicles with more domestic content, like SUVs and
pick-ups.
So, drill baby, drill. And burn, baby, burn.