"JDMatt" (JDMatt)
03/15/2015 at 18:51 • Filed to: Writer's Block, Brazil, Taxes, Beetle, Tariffs, Research
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"JDMatt" (JDMatt)
03/15/2015 at 18:51 • Filed to: Writer's Block, Brazil, Taxes, Beetle, Tariffs, Research | 0
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I am writing a small paper for my Import/Export management class about trade disputes. The trade dispute I chose was between the EU to Brazil about taxes.
Without getting into too much detail, The EU is complaining that Brazil has too many tariffs and its stunting the amount of goods they can import into Brazil. Personally, I kinda think that the EU's complaints fall on deaf ears, because it's kinda dick-ish to try and change another sovereign country's tax policies. The complaint talks about taxes involving car, electronics, and some other stuff. But since this is a car website, I'll just ask about cars. How do Brazilian taxes involving cars affect the car industry in Brazil?
I know that VW has a long history of building cars in Brazil, which is why I chose a beetle as the picture for this post. I also know that Brazil fuels its cars with sugar cane ethanol, along with diesel and petrol. Do cars in Brazil cost more than they would in neighboring countries?
One of the articles i'm Citing: !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .
My citroen won't start
> JDMatt
03/15/2015 at 18:55 |
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Everything is way too expensive, even cars that are built here.
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JDMatt
> My citroen won't start
03/15/2015 at 18:59 |
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Thanks for the feedback. That's exactly what I was expecting to hear.
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My citroen won't start
> JDMatt
03/15/2015 at 19:01 |
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The best example of that is how Camrys are considered luxury cars here.
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JDMatt
> My citroen won't start
03/15/2015 at 19:15 |
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For some reason I'm not Surprised. In my mom's home island in the Philippines, a Toyota Camry is a luxury car as well for 2 reasons: 1) it costs about P2 million, or ~$36,000 and 2) the roads outside of the big cities are really bad, so owning a nice car that only really works on maintained paved roads is a luxury.
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> JDMatt
03/16/2015 at 07:24 |
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Yes, tariffs here are very high. Chinese car makers have a hard time importing their cars to the country. You will find reasonably priced JAC, Chery and other brands in comparison to entry level VW and GM. Audi and BMW are way overpriced.
But they're only that high to protect the makers that produces their cars here. Corporatism, bro.