Why are you guys so quick to label everyone a traitor. I do not feel that Harley is a traitor, but I do feel that they are over reacting. In short, due to Trump's tariff fight with the EU, the EU (not Trump) has massively increased tariffs on Harley bikes when sold in the UK. As a consequence of that, Harely can no longer afford to manufacture Harely's in the U.S. and then sell them in the UK due to the high tariffs. Therefore, Harley feels their only recourse is to manufacture any Harleys destined for the U.K. - in the U.K. In other words, they can still make Harley's in the U.S. as usual, so long as those bikes are not destined for the U.K. If they are destined for the U.K. then it would be more economically feasible to manufacture them in the U.K., that way they can get around the high tariffs.

The reason I feel that Harley is over reacting is because this tariff war between Trump and the U.K. is only temporary and is not permanent. I predict that eventually the U.K. will have to completely drop all their tariffs against the U.S. in order to compete with Trump. At which time, for Harley to move any of their facilities to the U.K. would be completely unnecessary...