by "mazda616" (mazda616)
Published 01/26/2017 at 20:58
by "mazda616" (mazda616)
Published 01/26/2017 at 20:58
Tags: Mazda
STARS: 1
Poor Mazda is going to be hurting even worse here soon. Hope they don’t give up and leave me with two orphaned cars with zero resale value.
"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
01/26/2017 at 21:00, STARS: 0
Dammit, did Trump actually get an import tax rolling?
"mazda616" (mazda616)
01/26/2017 at 21:01, STARS: 0
It’s in the works. He pulled us out of the TPP and is “renegotiating” NAFTA. They’re saying 5-20% taxes on products made in Mexico, which includes a ton of Mazdas. They make them there and in Japan.
Their sales keep tumbling and now this. I wonder if I ought to get my wife and I into different vehicles before ours end up worth nothing like modern day Suzukis.
"CB" (jrcb)
01/26/2017 at 21:02, STARS: 1
I’m glad to be Canadian (until whatever tariffs on Canadian products appear).
"mazda616" (mazda616)
01/26/2017 at 21:03, STARS: 3
Basically, our president seems to think everything in the world should be made in America and to hell with everything and everyone else. Exhausting.
"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
01/26/2017 at 21:05, STARS: 2
It’s been less than a week and he’s already fucking everything up.
See what you’ve done America?
"CB" (jrcb)
01/26/2017 at 21:05, STARS: 0
From the minimal I understand about politics and trade, it’s not going to go well. I can imagine that this’ll definitely make the costs of a lot of things go up, and with minimum wage still pretty dismal, it’s not looking like an appealing outcome.
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
01/26/2017 at 21:06, STARS: 1
Maybe Mazda should talk to FCA again. Didn’t they say they wanted to “outsource” their cars?
"dogisbadob" (dogisbadob)
01/26/2017 at 21:06, STARS: 0
cool ‘shop on teh Mazda
they all rust to oblivion anyway :(
"mazda616" (mazda616)
01/26/2017 at 21:07, STARS: 0
Agreed.
I guess I can get myself a boring ass Camry since they’re made here in Kentucky, haha. I’d have to have a V6, though.
But for real. I can totally see Mazda pulling out of the U.S. market eventually. It makes me sad because they make damn good vehicles.
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
01/26/2017 at 21:07, STARS: 0
The good thing about this is that all those gremlins in Congress (I’m looking at you, McConnell) are in the spotlight now. If this fucks over, they will likely get their asses fired in 2018.
"Under_Score" (tomtheatum)
01/26/2017 at 21:07, STARS: 1
A place where land is cheap and unemployment is high?
Rural Mississippi? Mazda factory? Hmm...
"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
01/26/2017 at 21:10, STARS: 0
Mazda is already struggling a bit as it is sadly. Taxes like that and they’ll be pretty much forced out.
"mazda616" (mazda616)
01/26/2017 at 21:11, STARS: 0
Exactly. I don’t see them lasting here more than a few more years at best. I seriously wonder if we should trade ours in while we can.
"mazda616" (mazda616)
01/26/2017 at 21:12, STARS: 1
Rust proofing improved dramtaically within the last few years. I had a 2008 3 that never did rust.
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
01/26/2017 at 21:12, STARS: 0
There are likely to be many unintended consequences of Trump’s policies, but try this for irony: Mazda, the maker of one of Jeremy Clarkson’s favorite cars , is likely to suffer in the U.S. over the next few years.
I fail to see the irony here. What does a British man liking the MX-5 have to do with Mazda in the US? This sentence makes no sense.
"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
01/26/2017 at 21:13, STARS: 0
Their only hope is maybe, just maybe the congressman don’t have their heads quite as far up their you-know-where and laugh that right into the garbage.
"mazda616" (mazda616)
01/26/2017 at 21:34, STARS: 1
Good idea there. They need to do something. I don’t want them to end up leaving like Suzuki. :( Mostly because I own two of their relatively new products.
"mazda616" (mazda616)
01/26/2017 at 21:49, STARS: 0
Oh, we are heading to a definite recession. That is for sure.
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
01/26/2017 at 21:52, STARS: 2
IMO Mazda has been around since the late 70's and has a fairly well established dealer network and good selling cars like the 3 and cx-5. They are not going anywhere anytime soon. If worse comes to worse, the currently $20,000 msrp will be raised by $2,000 over a couple of years. If they keep making good cars people will buy them. I think the TPP is a recent trade deal so killing it won’t have any effect on the status quo. Imposing a 20% tariff on Mexico imports will make my banana’s costly so I’m not to fond of that idea.
"kiwi_matt" (kiwi_matt)
01/26/2017 at 22:05, STARS: 0
Thankfully the Americans need our water, so probably no tariffs.
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
01/26/2017 at 22:05, STARS: 0
I wouldn’t worry too much. I mean there are plenty of Saabs still running around, they’re fine.
"G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3" (gbodyman)
01/26/2017 at 23:17, STARS: 2
Yeah, IIRC they changed their steel supplier in 06. I haven’t seen any real issues with 07+ cars.
"mazda616" (mazda616)
01/27/2017 at 07:32, STARS: 0
Yeah, but they’re a pain in the rear to get parts for or to get serviced. The only people I see or hear of that still own Saabs are dedicated Saab enthusiasts that own older Saabs and work on the cars themselves.
"mazda616" (mazda616)
01/27/2017 at 07:33, STARS: 1
The problem Mazda has is brand recognition. Most people have never heard of them and don’t give them a second thought as they meander down to the Toyota or Honda dealer to get a new RAV-4 or CR-V (or Camry or Accord).
"LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com" (limitedtimeonly)
01/27/2017 at 08:33, STARS: 0
Am I mistaken to not be worried about Mazda resale value in the event that Mazda closes up in the US?
I mean, they make products that people want, so even if the economics change due to tariffs, the existing cars should still be in the same demand, and I don’t imagine them pulling the plug without providing some support for existing owners.
"mazda616" (mazda616)
01/27/2017 at 08:51, STARS: 0
Their resale is okay considering how much of a relative unknown they are. But that relative unknown-ness would get worse were they to leave the market.
"mazda616" (mazda616)
01/27/2017 at 11:15, STARS: 0
Looks to me like they just wanted an excuse to put that link in there.