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Created: 2025-07-28 17:57:31 UTC

Volkswagen's €1.3B tariff hemorrhage since January proves Trump's trade math: German automakers bleed billions while his admin pockets $108B in 2025 customs duties. That XX% car tax added €8,750/Tiguan - XX% absorbed by VW as North American sales cratered 16%.  

The admin's April 2025 tariffs forced VW to slash cash flow projections by XX% while South Africa's auto exports to America collapsed XX% - risking 100K jobs per their finance minister. Yet Trump calls this "winning" as GM projects $5B losses and Porsche admits their business model "no longer works." This isn't protectionism - it's economic arson, burning global supply chains to fuel campaign coffers.  

When tariffs become taxes paid in German layoffs and South African hunger, America's "deal maker" reveals himself as democracy's bankruptcy auctioneer.


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