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2. Let's stop for a moment and read between the lines.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Sep 19, 2025, 03:52 AM

Sep 19

The announcement says they are upping production by 200,000 to 500,000 cars per year. This a likely a true statement. Also true is that these are electric vehicles. If the push is for this country is to remain on petroleum, then where are these cars going to be marketed? Had the infrastructure initiative created by the Biden administration not been gutted it would be easier to accept the idea that there would be an increased demand for EVs. Who will buy these cars? What country will they be exported to? Will cheap American made junk become the new cheap Chinese junk?
Edit - the OP does answer these questions. Sold in South Korea, the US, and Europe. So yes, we have become a new source of cheap labor. South Korea manufacturing vehicles here to be shipped back back to South Korea and sold.

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Hyundai to continue with $2.7 billion expansion of Georgia plant raided by ICE [View all] BumRushDaShow Sep 19 OP

Looks like they got some visa guarantees from the White House. But construction is still delayed 3 months. nt SunSeeker Sep 19 #1

Let's stop for a moment and read between the lines. taxi Sep 19 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author AZJonnie Sep 19 #3

Yeah, I caught that too late taxi Sep 19 #4

Although I suspect there has been a lot of people buying EV's before the tax credits goes away atthe end of this month CentralMass Sep 19 #5

It just doesn't seem to fit the picture. taxi Sep 19 #6

Likely a mix of Plug In Hybrid and full Electric IbogaProject Sep 19 #10

Not sure how we are "cheap" labor Miguelito Loveless Sep 19 #11

Good points to consider. taxi Sep 19 #12

They obviously paid Trump a big bribe and he backed off. Irish_Dem Sep 19 #7

I actually think it was this BumRushDaShow Sep 19 #8

TACO blinked. Javaman Sep 19 #9

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