FCA Proposes a Merger with Renault

wilber1 wrote:


I’m not crying about anything. All I am saying is that a 25% tariff allows domestically manufactured vehicles to be sold at a premium. It isn’t rocket science.

Show me with actual numbers. If you can make such a statement then you should easily be able to prove it with numbers of costs, profit margins, and such. Otherwise this is just an assumption.

Again, it is illegal in the US for manufacturers to collude with each other to keep prices high. The US truck market is the largest truck market in the world with the largest selection so I don't see how you can say it is not competitive. I don't think you can hardly get anyone living in the US to say that the US truck market is not competitive. Manufacturers are constantly coming out with new tech, more powerful engines, and more capably trucks in order to leap from each other for sales, but these options come at a price which most truck buyers are currently willing to pay for.

Base truck prices have not increased at a higher rate than cars, however, higher trim levels with higher performance/capable engines have which is what most truck buyers are buying. That is why the average transaction price for trucks is a lot higher than the average expected price. Late last year, the expected full size truck price was just over $38K while the average sales price was over $47k meaning that people are purposely paying a premium in order to get all this new tech now available for trucks(which was previously only found it cars), not because of the supposed lack of competition.

But again, if you have actual numbers showing that domestic built base trucks are sold at a premium due not having foreign competition (even though they have more than most truck markets) then please show it to me.