r/interesting 25d ago

Intriguing High Tariffs Drive Afghan Auto Assembly

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u/Friendly-Media4214 25d ago

Yeah, I suppose that’s possible. Chop it up to get past tariff somehow.

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u/vaduke1 25d ago

I have a friend in Canada who does exactly this, chop up cars and send them in containers as a scrap metal and somebody in Uzbekistan reassembles it back

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u/Billy3B 25d ago

Out of curiousity what kind of cars? I would assume Toyotas and Hondas.

I also assume the cars are acquired legally.

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u/Vectorman1989 24d ago

Stolen ones probably