Hacker News with Generative AI: Tariffs

"We Will Pass Those Tariff Costs Back to the Consumer," Says CEO of AutoZone (yahoo.com)
President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs have already begun to upend businesses in several industries and many are taking action to safeguard their profits.

Business, Economics, Tariffs, Consumer Goods

11 points by jameslk 3 days ago | 32 comments

China to hit cognac in response to European tariffs on electric cars (lemonde.fr)
Beijing is going tit-for-tat in the trade war: The Chinese government plans to target brandy days after Brussels decided to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.

Trade Wars, China, Europe, International Relations, Tariffs

7 points by geox 41 days ago | 0 comments

Once again: Imports do not subtract from GDP (noahpinion.blog)
Tariffs feature prominently in this year’s election debate. Although the Biden administration has put some pretty steep tariffs on some Chinese goods, Trump wants to go much further — he wants to put a 20% tariff on every single thing the U.S. imports, from any country. Trump seems to be a deep believer in the power of tariffs to solve almost any economic problem.

Economics, Tariffs, Trade Policy, US Politics

5 points by paulpauper 53 days ago | 1 comments

Chinese EVs still cheaper than Teslas in US after tariff hike (nikkei.com)
Even after the Biden administration's huge tariff increase on imported Chinese electric vehicles takes effect, some models will remain cheaper than competing American cars, a sign of the deep-set challenges facing Washington's EV policy.

Electric Vehicles, China, United States, Tariffs

17 points by teleforce 68 days ago | 4 comments

Canada to follow US lead in imposing 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles (theguardian.com)

Canada, China, Trade, Electric Vehicles, Tariffs

9 points by howard941 87 days ago | 0 comments

EU to hit Teslas imported from China with 19% tariffs (ft.com)

EU, Tesla, Tariffs, China, Trade

32 points by ChumpGPT 93 days ago | 17 comments

Why the EU is imposing maximum tariffs of 36.7% on Chinese EVs (thenextweb.com)

EU, China, Electric Vehicles, Trade Policy, Tariffs

5 points by mikece 140 days ago | 0 comments

EU hits Chinese electric cars with new tariffs (bbc.com)