How the Tariffs Will Impact Vehicles Built in Mexico

[@MarkyB-yf9xr]

I'm not committed to anything so I can buy or I can walk away; tariff or no tariff. If there's one, it's just another number the dealer gets to decide what column it goes in.

[@frederickwoodard9551]

In Ohio it is frigid here when you consider the windchill factor. 🙂

[@brianwayne3029]

It's 21 chilly degrees in Springfield, KY.

[@Snowmunkee]

1:50:45 Be careful discussing illegal immigrants "taking" jobs. 99/100 they are doing jobs that nobody else will do like picking fruit or working in meat packing, and the employers encourage it because they do not pay taxes on cash wages. I appreciate the insights on production being affected by the tariffs. To clarify your questions, the tariff is imposed onto the manufacturer as an import tax. They have to pay the government to allow the products across the border. Mexico does not pay anything to have them exported to the US.

[@longmcarthurford]

Valid point.

[@wbae1340]

That statistic is completely fabricated

[@visulino]

@@longmcarthurford 5atanyahu is taking all our money, not Mexico

[@bridgetrobertson7134]

You have to go back.

[@bridgetrobertson7134]

You have to go back.

[@mikepetersen5307]

My 25 Maverick was built on November 20th. With the 6 week quality hold, it is extended to January 1st. Then, about 2 weeks to ship it to Michigan. So I should have it by the middle of January, before any tariffs.

[@longmcarthurford]

First off we don't know if tariffs will affect prices. It takes 4 weeks to get from Mexico to dealers in Michigan. It will be 6 week hold on any vehicle to be shipped out of the factory. The amount of time that it takes for your vehicle to get released is unclear. I've seen some take less than a week after a hold get shipped but other take 2-3 weeks. We don't know what the process is to move vehicles in and out of the shipping yards.

[@mikepetersen5307]

@longmcarthurford it sounds like maybe I should plan for the end of January instead of the middle of the month.

[@rvnuts6363]

You said the Ford Superdutys were scheduled for 12/30 thru Jan 27. I have an order in dated 10-3-24. When will they email you that you are in the schedule? Do they wait until a week before production starts on all of them or do they notify you way ahead of the production dates? I really wish I would’ve found your channel before I ordered mine as I would’ve ordered from you. You guys have soooooo much good info on what’s going on. My dealer can only say we have ordered your truck and Ford will let ya know when they will build it. I’m in a time crunch for this truck and would like to have an approximate timeline for when they think it will be built. Thanks for all you do!

[@longmcarthurford]

As I mention in the explanation of the terms, they will schedule orders for build dates in the future. This week (Thursday 12/5) they will schedule super duties for production dates 12/30-1/27. Emails are supposed to go out when it schedules with your vin number. But Ford hasn't been the best at this part of the process. But your dealer can see that it is scheduled and can let you know your vin and scheduled production week. If you don't get an email by Thursday afternoon, you could call them and have them look it up and see if it scheduled.

[@centurydarkroom1812]

My 25 AWD Hybrid was built on Nov 27th (in production Nov 27) and is among the held units for QC. Shipping to Toronto as Convoy rather than Rail. Wonder if that is to speed up delivery after release. Any of your shipping Convoy?

[@longmcarthurford]

All vehicle will ship by convoy from the railyard to the dealers. They will travel via rail from Hermosillo to Toronto.

[@cougeuph8439]

And the Chicken Tax is still in effect. Thats why all trucks sold in US are made in US, Mexico or Canada

[@DubSportsWins]

Hello - I know this is off topic so forgive me for this I was wondering if you guys like the idea of Ford's Flex Buy program or not really. I'm the guy that can't stay in a vehicle more than 3 years so the lower payments at the beginning of the term seem tempting could ya all chime in and let me know what you think? there must be some MAJOR disadvantages to it right?

[@longmcarthurford]

It does help you get a lower initial payment the first 3 years but if you trade every 3 years that will also mean that you paid less in those 3 years than a traditional loan and might end up being upside down on your value to loan amount making it hard to purchase in a good place in 3 years.

[@DubSportsWins]

@@longmcarthurford got it , thank you

[@kroy-rz8cd]

Limited?

[@longmcarthurford]

Oh, I didn't catch that, they aren't making the Limited. I'm sure they meant the Platinum Plus, which is the new Limited.

[@bridgetrobertson7134]

Good thing i buy American cars like BMW and Hyundai, lol.

[@duderdude4831]

1. Tariffs are a tax on Americans who import. So Ford and Walmart, not Mexico and China. It's inflationary for the end consumer price. 2. Specific, targeted tariffs can be a good idea, possibly, it just super depends on the situation. It could be used to spur domestic production. Trump is committing to a blanket tariff on everything. The US will not be able to just make every little and large thing here just because there's a tariff tax. Companies have no problem jacking up prices to the consumer to make up for the tariff. If production is moved to the US, the products will cost more because we're not a third world country with sweat shops - yet.. 3. Tariffs go both ways. China, Mexico, Canada, etc, can and will tariff back to us. Which can further raise prices because, for example, Ford can no longer sell in other countries and need to make more profit off their domestic customer base.

[@longmcarthurford]

This is great information and explanation. Thank you.