This is my take on why a domestic should almost always be cheaper than a comparable import...
The Domestic is often built here. As the case for the Cadillac ATS. It's built here yet it's pricing competes directly to BMW 3 series... Why if the 3 series is imported and is subject to import taxes and transport fees that fall between $7k and 10k depending on model.
If an American company chooses to build out of our country? Not our fault they're depriving us of jobs. They chose to leave our country. The U.S. should subsidize import tax for American car companies to reduce costs to the consumer?
If I'm gonna get ripped off like that? I won't buy the American car. I'd buy the foreign competitor.
Now if the American car outclasses the competition from every single angle, is the same price as the competition and is deemed more reliable. I wouldn't mind buying domestic over import. But 90% of the time. This is not the case.
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