American motorcycle brand set to move some operations to international facilities.
Harley-Davidson, the legendary producer of all-American motorbikes, said Monday it will shift some of its production outside the U.S. to avoid tariffs the EU has imposed on U.S. exports in response to American duties on steel and aluminum.
“To address the substantial cost of this tariff burden long-term, Harley-Davidson will be implementing a plan to shift production of motorcycles for EU destinations from the U.S. to its international facilities to avoid the tariff burden,” the company said in an official announcement.
The company said the EU retaliatory tariffs of 25 percent would mean a motorbike shipped from the U.S to Europe would now face a tariff of 31 percent, up from 6 percent, leading to an average cost increase of $2,200 per motorcycle.
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Europe is the biggest export market for Harley-Davidson, which said that “in 2017, nearly 40,000 riders bought new Harley-Davidson motorcycles in Europe, and the revenue generated from the EU countries is second only to the U.S.”
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Harley-Davidson said it will shift some of its production outside the U.S. to avoid tariffs the EU has imposed on U.S. exports https://t.co/DFMj7ukc1H
— POLITICO (@politico) June 25, 2018
To hear Trump supporters tell it, Harley’s problems can be traced to poor management, not to the trade war Trump is waging.
I guess people who think this war is swell won’t realize how wrong they are until businesses close, jobs are lost and the price of everything goes through the roof.
Trump blasts Harley Davidson for using tariffs as "excuse" to move some production out of US https://t.co/q2LJbq45CW pic.twitter.com/Nq0Ant9fO5
— The Hill (@thehill) June 25, 2018
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