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Originally Posted by Cowspots
Hi Y'all,
FYI: The Chevy Colorado is available as a crew cab diesel in Vietnam. Chevy should take a hint as that front end ROCKS! The EPA is killing light truck and auto diesels!
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It's the "chicken tax" that killed the light truck (Courier and LUV size) in the USA. It goes back to a spat over chicken with Germany. Included in the tariff bill was a 25% import tax on light trucks.
The manufacturers found a loophole by shipping them in with the beds off as "truck parts". Subaru welded seats in the BRAT's bed and called it a "passenger vehicle". Eventually the loopholes got closed and the little truck imports stopped.
Of all the parts of the chicken tax law, only the 25% import duty on light trucks hasn't been repealed. The "passenger vehicle" loophole is still there. Ford imports their Transit van from Turkey with cargo area windows, rear seats and belts. They have a disassembly plant in the US where the windows get replaced with solid panels, the rear seats and belts are removed, then all those pieces get run through a shredder.
Your Government At Work!
Meanwhile, the Chrysler/Mercedes/VW Sprinter is built in Mexico with a V12 Mercedes engine. Va-Rooooommmmm!
