"The Senate has recognized the folly of a one-size-fits-all vehicle mandate and put an end to California’s bid to determine the fleet mix of our entire country. For that, America’s dealers are grateful.”
Your periodic reminder that the United States' last major foray into automotive protectionism - 1980s Japanese car quotas - increased Japanese, European, and American car prices here by thousands of dollars: https://t.co/XB5kwA4EHu
US president, Ronald Reagan, signing a mutually beneficial trade deal with Canadian Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney, in the 1980s. Ronald Reagan said on trade with Canada: “Our peaceful trading partners are not our enemies, they are our allies. We should beware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security and the entire free world.
“…increasing barriers to trade also puts added pressure on the wallets of American families. In this case, tariffs could directly contribute to thousands of extra dollars on sticker prices.”
“AIADA’s more than 9,400 members are counting on representatives of all three countries to come to the table and negotiate a solution that makes sense for our economies and our people.”
AIADA President & CEO Cody Lusk released the following statement on behalf of America’s int’l nameplate auto dealers in response to today’s White House tariff announcement https://t.co/p7DoRWIbRE
Trade wars go both ways — retaliatory tariffs during the Trump administration cost American farmers $27.2 billion of sales in less than 2 years, causing Trump to double farm aid between 2017 and 2019. @Morning_Joe
Great talking with you — thanks for all your super efforts to cover the car business and showing how wonderful it can be for all of us. What a fantastic opportunity to be part of a small business with the chance to help people while also pursuing fun new initiatives and ideas!
Cody Lusk @AIADA_prez, today released the following statement in reaction to the House of Representatives vote to pass HR 4468, the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act of 2023. https://t.co/r1tLU6HeGO
Toyota has released the FIRST images previewing the return of the Land Cruiser nameplate to the U.S. after a two year absence. A full reveal of the next-generation Land Cruiser is expected to take place in early August.
https://t.co/YRLIknS8pg
📷: @Toyota
The late Fritz Hitchcock gives Bert Boeckmann @AIADA_News grass roots award a few years back. R.I P. Bert you will be sorely missed. @Galpinford @Ford @CNCDA
Thank you @RepCasten for visiting Continental Toyota for a #DealerVisit. We hope you enjoyed your test drive and learning about all that dealers like @ContntalToyota are doing to prepare to sell and service more EVs.