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chimprich04/03/20251 replyview on HN

> They will now build another factory in the us to be able to avoid tariffs and keep selling their goods at competitive prices

They won't be competitive prices though; they'll have to charge more because of the capital costs in setting up a whole new factory and supply chains, increased labour costs, and having to pay tariffs on importing parts.

I imagine that not being able to export cars from this factory due to reciprocal tarrifs will also drive up prices, due to things like lost flexibility, redundancy, and economies of scale.


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UncleMeat04/03/2025

And it isn't like we have especially high unemployment right now. There isn't a labor force available to suddenly staff a bunch of factories even if they took zero time and capital to set up.

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