GM’s strategy of producing affordable SUVs like the Chevrolet Trax or Trailblazer, as well as the Buick Encore GX and Envista, in its three South Korea plants almost exclusively for the U.S. market leaves it uniquely exposed to President Trump’s 25% auto import tariffs.
Until April’s tariffs, cars sold between the U.

On May 14, while delivering financial results for the recent fiscal year, Subaru CEO Atsushi Osaki, said the company expects a USD 2.5 billion impact from U.S. tariffs in the current fiscal year if it does not take any mitigation steps. The company is now considering ways to ramp up output of U.S.-made vehicles.
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Dodge is postponing the 496-hp Charger Daytona R/T base version for the 2026 model year for at least one year while the company continues “to assess the effects of U.S. tariff policies”, following a lukewarm reaction in the marketplace. Dodge CEO Matt McAlear confirmed that the 670-hp Charger Daytona Scat Pack dual-m

Nissan is facing a challenging moment with plans to cut 20,000 jobs, close seven factories, and reduce the number of vehicle platforms it uses. Amid these sweeping changes, Nissan is reportedly considering moving production of its popular Sentra sedan, that accounts for about 20% of its U.S. sales, from Aguascaliente

On May 12, Gabriel Padilla, Director General of the National Auto Parts Industry (INA), reported that 92% of auto parts produced in Mexico meet USMCA requirements and are exempt from tariffs.
The remaining 8% face an average tariff of 27% when exporting to the U.S. A small portion of companies, due to their import re

On May 15, Honda Motor Co. announced, as clarification of an earlier statement, that there will be no decrease in volume and no jobs lost when it moves some CR-V production from its plant in Alliston, Ontario, to one in East Liberty, Ohio.
Honda said on May 13 that it will shift only the production of CR-Vs destined

Ford CEO Jim Farley was asked in a recent interview if he expects the Trump tariffs to remain in place permanently. “We do, at least for the next three years,” Farley said, noting that the company is doing everything it can to mitigate them. 
When asked specifically if Ford is considering moving Maverick production f

Reported on May 11, 2025, the Philippine government was reportedly considering offering reduced tariffs on imported motor vehicles as part of its negotiations with the United States to lower reciprocal tariffs on Philippine exports.
A former trade undersecretary, now a Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PI

On May 12, Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius confirmed that the company plans to build the GLC crossover at its Tuscaloosa, Alabama assembly plant starting in late 2027.
Without disclosing its planned additional volume, he said that GLC output at the plant will be primarily for the North American market. The Tuscaloosa

On May 12, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced via its official website that the U.S. and China had issued a joint statement following economic and trade talks held in Geneva, Switzerland. Both sides agreed to implement the following measures by May 14, resulting in a cumulative 115% reduction in additional tariff

On May 8, an industry group representing General Motors, Ford and Stellantis blasted President Trump's trade deal with the UK, saying it would harm the U.S. auto sector.
"Under this deal, it will now be cheaper to import a UK vehicle with very little U.S. content than a USMCA compliant vehicle from Mexico or Canada t

On May 8, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Limited (SMMT) issued a statement welcoming the agreement to reduce tariffs on UK car exports into the U.S. SMMT stated that the application of these tariffs was a severe and immediate threat to UK automotive exporters, so this deal will provide much-needed rel

On May 8, JLR issued a statement thanking the UK and U.S. governments for agreeing to a trade deal that provides greater certainty for the UK car industry.
Car export tariffs will reduce from 27.5% to 10% - saving hundreds of millions of pounds a year for Jaguar Land Rover alone. This will apply to a quota of 100,000

On May 8, U.S. President Trump and UK Prime Minister Starmer announced what will be the first trade deal done with the U.S. since ”Liberation Day” and the imposition of a 10% across-the-board import tariff, which stays in place even after other tariffs are reduced.
Under the deal, the combined 27.5% tariff currently

On May 8, the European Commission proposed countermeasures on up to EUR 95 billion (USD 108 billion) of U.S. imports if negotiations with President Donald Trump’s team fail to remove the series of tariffs applied by U.S. President Trump. The new measures would target U.S. cars and car parts, machinery, aircraft, chem