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You know he would never do something so sensible. Moreover, a lot of foreign-made cars sell here because people want to buy them. Not all domestic-branded cars are made in North America (e.g. Buick Envision). Not all foreign-branded cars are made overseas (e.g. BMW X3 and X5) Somebody needs to tell POTUS that this is not 1970 anymore. A lot has changed and baby boomer buying habits did that over the last 45 years.

Infiniti Q50 Hybrid - 360hp / 400+ lb-ft of torque. All wheel drive available. 26 city / 32 highway EPA rating (RWD model), but I see reports of people doing a lot better than that when switching to Eco mode, like 36 mpg highway. CPO ones can be found in the mid $25k range The downside - tiny trunk.

A year older, 117,000 lbs more. And not even a big block!

Pfffft- Chevy full-size truck towed 347,000 lbs in 1973.

I first saw 3-D printing about 30 years ago when a local guy I knew with a small design studio was doing thermal lithography. Like the video said, the auto industry is [close to 150 yrs old] and they've got it down to a science. It just takes time to build a better mousetrap. I'm always interested in a better way, but that better way has to leverage out 150 years of the current way, and that takes decades usually.

Well there was a great piece I read somewhere that the Chicken Tax is what keeps domestic truck lines safe from competition. but then look at Japan and Korea. American makes can never succeed there. And that’s because they are not even willing to try to understand. Look at China. How the hell will anyone believe that their automakers need any protections any more with the kinds of cars they make today. I don’t like Trump, don’t like Wilbur Ross, and a lot of what the domestic makes even make is partially or wholly imported. but really the question is that autos are a big reasons hoomaans are doomed with global warming, and so tariffs might just do nothing to change that, and that’s what LeTrump wants.

It's equal parts boring & awkward- that's my opinion. Doesn't bear any Jag stylistic heritage. The i-pace is not ugly, it's just not something that reaches out and says 'me love you long time'. Fanboys will wax poetic all day long, it's like watching 'Runway' and listening to the prattle there. Meaningless. He's a shill, which is fine, but don't expect me to take it objectively. • BY THE WAY- that "sporty 3-spoke steering wheel" with the hollowed out bottom spoke is in ONE HUNDRED other models of all sorts of brands & price tiers. It's completely standard fare, yet listen to him speak of it in an awed tone. • "I've got a ton of legroom, 890 mm, which is a lot..." Gee whizzikers, that the exact same amount of rear legroom in a 'horribly cramped' CTS. Very interesting. • Good thing you can check out all the overhead traffic thru the giant sunroof, because it appears the rear headrests are touching the ceiling of the car- there is zero rearward visibility.

It would be difficult for him to get around the NAFTA agreement for now, but I think this is largely directed at China and Europe anyway. The Chinese want into this country sooooo bad.

That really saddens me. There is a Model-A in my family for probably longer than that which will eventually come to me.

Sure, if you let the car sit in the Arizona sun for about 4 months. There just isn't enough surface area on the car to collect enough energy to do that.

nope

You do a crap ton of driving. ~29,000 miles per year! I also feel like cars are depreciating faster than ever right now. I know that's just a "feel" and no evidence behind that but with how even higher end cars are more "throwaway" than ever, it feels pretty accurate.

EVs will 'take over' the majority of sales well before AD will, and EVs are looking at a 50 year window from now to accomplish that.

Only if you can find another you to sell to. First page on cargurus for '03 550e's has them at 2000-3500. You got another 5 grand of depreciation headed your way.

Guess BMW owners are not Ultimate Driving Machine Drivers anymore. Too caught up in social media of tweeting that they just drank a Coke Zero. ?

There was an "institution" in the L.A. area called the Helms Bakery truck. I remember the jingle. It was way more popular than the ice cream truck. Can you imagine a moving Dunkin' Donuts, with exceptional and better baked goods, in a contraption like the one above? The Helms Bakery itself then became one of those commercial hubs with leased space and a huge antique mart, which smelled frumpy just like an antique mart. I had no use for it without the baked goods.

This is particularly ironic and sad, considering BMW's past image as driver's cars and 'The Ultimate Driving Machine' marketing tagline.

Sad day, pristine restored Model A in the family for 45 yrs destroyed by woman on phone, distracted driving in a Toyota Corolla. http://www.thedrive.com/news/21056/distracted-driver-in-a-toyota-corolla-destroys-familys-treasured-1931-ford-model-a