stackyFACTSAutomakers will gladly build components just to destroy them if the math works out. To avoid cargo tariffs, vans are imported into the US fully equipped with rear passenger seats and seatbelts. As soon as they clear customs, the seats are immediately ripped out and shredded to create cargo vans.
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