The Trump administration recently announced a 10 percent basic tariff for all the goods imported to the United States, including vehicles. Some countries will face higher costs, as goods from China are subject to a 34 percent tariff, and the commodities from the European Union are subject to 20 percent definitions.
However, we contacted car manufacturers to see how their products can be affected in the United States. Some companies have already developed plans to take certain costs, while others admit that high prices may be transferred to consumers. This story will be updated regularly with the response of automobile companies, and new information is available on definitions.
Aston Martin
Aston Martin has no statement on the definitions at this time.
BMW
In March, BMW said the definitions will not affect the prices on imported vehicles to the United States from Mexico, at least until May 1. According to the Wall Street Journal, BMW will do “price protection”, that is, vehicles subject to additional definitions. This would apply to cars such as Series 2 and M2, as well as Seres Sedan 3, which are all produced at the BMW factory in Saint Luis Potosi, Mexico. But the company stated that it may “need to re -evaluate” this decision after May 1.
dodge
Dodge Charger EV will be stopped as part of a greater stop in Windsor, Ontario, Toloca, Mexico, Manufacturing Facilities.
Ferrari
Ferrari responded to tariffs by increasing prices on some of its cars by 10 percent. The affected models include 12cilindri, F80 and Purosangue. 296 GTB, ROMA and SF90 will not be affected by increasing prices.
Ford
Ford is expanding employee prices to customers under the new Trump tariff. The program, called “from America, for America”, begins on April 3 and will continue until June 2. It includes models such as F-150 and MAVERICK, as well as a handful of Lincoln vehicles.
Nevertheless, some vehicles are excluded from the Break Break, including 2025 Ford Expedition, Lincoln Navigator, as well as performance models such as Raptors, Scarenes Mustang and Bronco Meadels. The promotion also does not apply to fleet customers.
Ford CEO, Ford Jim Farley, said in a previous statement that the definitions “will explode a hole in the United States industry that we have not seen before.”
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General Motors
General Motors did not issue a company response to the Trump tariff. But the auto company issued a statement through the American Automobile Policy Council (AAPC), which also represents Ford and Stellantis.
“We still believe that the vehicles and parts that meet the requirements of the strict local and regional content in USMCA should be exempt from increasing customs tariffs. American auto companies, who have invested billions of dollars in the United States to fulfill these requirements, should not be undermined, while our opponent by Marifts from abroad. – AAPC president Matt Plante.
Hyundai / Genesis
The CEO of Hyundai José Muñoz said that the auto manufacturer will not raise prices due to the customs tariff. Last month, Monuz said he believed that the company’s “resettlement strategy” will help reduce the impact of any possible change in politics. “The auto company recently said it invests 21 billion dollars in its American operations by 2028, which increased its productive capacity in the United States. Monuz said the United States is an important market for the company as it needs to” provide a competitive product “.
However, Hyundai can back down later in the year. An official announcement issued on April 4 states that all models of Hyundai and Genesis sold in the United States will not witness any price increase for at least two months, ending on June 2.
Infiniti
Infiniti stopped production in Mexico, where it builds QX50 and QX55. The brand had already told retailers that the production of transitions to December will end in December, but it is not clear whether production would restart it before the end of the year.
In a widely reported speech, Vice President of the Infiniti America Tiago Castro attributed to the production of Trump’s tariff by 25 percent on imported vehicles. QX50 and QX55 production will continue in other countries. North America NEWS told NEWS that the company is reviewing its “production and supply operations to determine optimal solutions for efficiency and sustainability.”
A spokesman for Infiniti confirmed this Motor1Saying:
“We stop any additional orders from the Infiniti QX50 and QX55 for the US market produced at the Compass Factory in Mexico. It is expected that production in those models sold in other markets will continue.”
Stelantis will stop the production of a component and Wagoneer pocket as part of a greater stopping in Windsor Stelantis, Ontario, Toloca, Mexico, manufacturing facilities. Both compounds are imported from Mexico.
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Mercedes -Benz
Initial reports suggested that Mercedes -Benz had been considering stopping importing on its cheapest models in the United States, but the company has since exited and denied these reports. A Mercedes spokesman told Reuters:
“This is without any feature. Mercedes -Benz continues to request sales growth for its very desirable cars.”
McLaren
McLaren issued a statement to Motor1Saying:
“We are closely monitoring developments regarding the potential definitions of the United States and we will continue to work with the main government stakeholders to find a just solution to all parties.”
April
The company said in a statement that Nissan reduced the prices of its rogue models and the path due to the “scene of the purchase of difficult cars.” Both cars are designed primarily in the United States in the SMYRNA facility, Tennessee, the manufacturing facility (although some rogue models are imported from Japan). It is not clear how the customs tariff will affect other Nissan compounds produced in Mexico, such as Sentra, Verta, and Kicks.
Nissan issued a greater statement to Motor1Saying:
“We are reviewing our production and supply chain to determine the optimal solutions for efficiency and sustainability. Our goal is to implement the most effective industrial strategy to present Nissan and Nviniti products greatly and strongly. As a result, we take some immediate actions:
Currently, more than half of our sales volume in the United States is obtained from our factories in Tennessee and Mississippi. We’ll keep the Nissan Raggu in the production of the SMYRNA, Tennessee, while maintaining the size of more size in the United States free of new automatic definitions. Other American models continue to be produced in Mexico and Japan based on the needs of the market.
The company currently has a large stock of retailers in the United States who are not affected by the new tariffs. We will continue to assess the effect, as well as market needs, to make any additional changes to production. “
Stelantis
In March, Stelantis issued a statement through the American Automobile Policy Council (AAPC), which also represents GM and Ford.
Since then, the company has renewed production in Windsor, Ontario and Toloka, Mexico, manufacturing factories until the end of April and plans to lay off about 4,500 workers in Windsor. Workers who have more than 2,500 years in Toloca will have to submit a report to the factory, but they will not build cars. The company will temporarily lay off 900 workers in its American plants.
“We continue to evaluate the medium and long -term effects of these definitions on our operations, but we also decided to take some immediate actions, including temporary temporary suspension in some Canadian and Mexican assembly factories. These measures will affect some employees in many American power generation facilities and seals that support these operations.” – North America, Steylnots, in an email to the employees
Toyota
Toyota did not issue a statement on the definitions at this time.
Volkswagen
According to a memorandum obtained by car news, Volkswagen plans to add import fees to the collected vehicles outside the United States. The VW representative told the publication that he works to determine the added costs. The company said it expects the definitions to affect prices as soon as April 3 on vehicles imported from Mexico and Europe will begin.
The company also stopped the rail shipments for Mexican cars built in the United States, but it continues to charge cars on boats. However, any car is delivered to an American port after the in effect is entered. The company will inform the merchants of import fees by mid -month. VW builds Jetta, Tiguan and Taos in Mexico, GTI, Golf R, ID.Buzz in Europe, ATLAS and ID.4 in America.
Volkswagen collection presented the following statement to Motor1:
“The Volkswagen Group has noticed US President Trump’s decision to impose a 25 % tariff on all imports of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles to the United States on April 2.
Volkswagen Group monitors developments closely and will comprehensively reside the potential impact of our supply chains and our production network.
The United States is an important market for the Volkswagen group. We have invested more than $ 14 billion in the market recently, supporting thousands of well paid jobs, and contributing to prosperity and growth. We participate in the evaluation of most experts that American definitions and any counter cars will have negative consequences for growth and prosperity in the United States and other economic areas. The entire auto industry, global supply chains, companies, as well as customers will have negative consequences.
We continue to enhance the exchange of goods based on rules, open markets and stable commercial relations. This is necessary for the competitive economy and for the auto industry in particular. At the same time, we continue to call for constructive talks between commercial partners in order to ensure planning for security and economic stability and avoid commercial conflict. “