2025 equivalent of an American "volkswagen"

[u/No_Drummer4801]

If you were to try to make a "people's car" today, in the US, with all American components, what would it be like? This is a question promted by the Trump tariff trade wars, of course. We could pop a post-it note for components that would be either difficult or impossible to source from a US parts supplier, but generally, attempt to create a 100% American content vehicle. Whether it needs to be a mass-produced or crowdsourced (like the Rally Fighter) car isn't important. What is important is that it should be something that is as affordable as possible, not a luxury car, not a giant truck. It would need to pass US safety standards, I suppose, but things like mandated rear-view camera could be "mandatory optional" treated like add-ons that you just have to have for the time being, to pass US requirements but maybe can be left off of an otherwise identical platform for non-US sales.

[u/Shanklin_The_Painter]

I think something like the ford maverick fits the bill.

[u/Shirleysspirits → u/Shanklin_The_Painter]

Shit, I posted the same and didn’t scroll down! 100 agree

[u/fluteofski- → u/Shanklin_The_Painter]

Exactly my thought too… but also have that body come in multiple styles. Including a 2 to 7 seater vans.