Talk Morgan Forums Community The Malvern Arms Trumps tariffs

At the launch MMC said they are aiming to sell 200 Supersports per year.

Usual beeb manipulation/duff data as per OP

I cannot imagine a production / assembly of Morgans in the USA.
There is simply a lack of trained personnel. I have a production facility in the USA myself and have had some experience.

I too have run US sites and in general would agree. Plus the components would ship from outside the USA & get hit by tarrifs.

The severity of the tariffs is terrible news for everyone.

Some resistance happening.

A liberal candidate just won a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat maintaining liberal control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court despite large input from Trump and Musk backing the conservative candidate.

Some Republican Senators sided with Democrats and passed a bill to repeal the Canadian Tariffs. But the Republican controlled House won’t ratify it nor will Trump sign it.

Many Trump supporters who voted for him are very angry. Would suspect Democrats will regain control of the House and Senate in 2026 but Trump can do a lot of damage in the meantime.

Would sure like to know the master plan here. Trump is destabilizing the world very quickly.

Good luck to all.

I don't know how much savings it would bring if everything, the BMW engine/transmission, the wings, other essential parts etc. had to be shipped to the USA and cleared through customs. Not to mention, as has already been mentioned, the lack of skills there.

Does the tariff apply to secondhand cars?

If BMW parts were shipped, who would assess the value in order to apply the tariff and could there be a saving?

Here’s some AI generated tidbits about BMW manufacturing in the U.S. Unfortunately parts manufactured outside the U.S. will be assessed the tariff.


“The BMW plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina assembles BMW X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, and XM Sports Activity Vehicles and Coupes, including their variants, and is BMW's major global production site for these models.
Here's a more detailed breakdown:
Models Produced: The plant assembles the following BMW models: X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, and XM.
Global Production Site: It's BMW's major global production site for these specific SUV models.
Lithium-ion Battery Modules: The plant also produces lithium-ion battery modules for the plug-in hybrid electric vehicles built there, such as the BMW X3 xDrive30e and BMW X5 xDrive45e.
Electrification Focus: The plant is being prepared to assemble fully electric vehicles, with a $1 billion investment to that end.
Plant Woodruff: A new high-voltage battery assembly plant, Plant Woodruff, is being built nearby to supply batteries for the fully electric vehicles.
Largest Automotive Exporter: BMW Manufacturing, with the Spartanburg plant as its core, is the largest automotive exporter by value in the U.S.
Plant Highlights:
The plant assembles more than 1,500 vehicles each day, and up to 450,000 annually.
The plant employs more than 11,000 people.
It includes three body shops, two paint shops, and two assembly halls.
The plant generates about 20 percent of its own power from methane gas and uses hydrogen fuel cell technology to power about 800 pieces of material handling equipment.”

Thank you for that Sportster, phenomenal figures..

I think you have more than enough skilled workers to cope with 200 tiny Morgan's a year it's laughable to think you didn't when NASA exists and it all feeds down and folk seem to have forgotten all about Henry Ford and Enola Gay, bigotry comes to mind people need to look at the pathetic state of UK manufacturing, we have JCB......