On February 20, President Trump announced that in place of the earlier IEEPA-based tariffs, he is imposing a temporary import surcharge of 10% ad valorem for a period of 150 days, in accordance with section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, beginning on February 24, 2026.
However, by February 21, Trump changed that by po

On February 21, Trump issued an Executive Order ending all International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) instituted tariffs, including those ‘reciprocal’ tariffs announced on Liberation Day in April 2025, those implemented for reasons of punishing countries for fentanyl policing, and other ones on countries for

On February 20, U.S. President Trump responded in many ways to the Supreme Court finding that his use of IEEPA tariffs were illegal on his Truth Social platform, as expected, but in one post, Trump laid out his way going forward.  
Crediting Justice Kavanaugh, who was not in the majority on the court’s 6-3 finding, T

On February 20,  the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a large portion of President Trump’s expansive tariff agenda, delivering a massive loss for the president that has asserted the power to impose tariffs on any country at any time to advance his economic and foreign policies.
Chief Justice John Roberts delivered the

On February 19, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) announced it has begun examining the automotive rules of origin under the current United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade pact. The commission’s probe appears to overlap with the USMCA renegotiation between the three countries, set for this sum

On February 18, the U.S. Department of Energy said it is rescinding a rule that incentivized OEMs to produce EVs to meet fuel economy requirements by overstating energy savings.
The Energy Department said that it will remove the provision known as the fuel content factor from its calculations and plans to propose add

Ford CEO Jim Farley recently spoke to senior Trump administration officials about a potential framework in which Chinese OEMs could build cars in the U.S., according to people familiar with the discussions. Farley discussed the matter with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy

On February 17 in a posting on Truth Social, President Trump announced that Japan is making its first investments of the USD 550 billion promised in a recent trade deal.
“I am pleased to announce three TREMENDOUS Projects in the Strategic Areas of Oil & Gas in the Great State of Texas, Power Generation in the Great S

On February 16, Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced that it will establish a simplified safety screening system for U.S.-made cars to support Toyota Motor and other Japanese OEMs that plan to reverse-import vehicles produced in their U.S. plants.
The new certification method will

Following the start of the Trump administration’s second term, the tariff landscape facing Korea’s automotive industry has once again entered a period of heightened volatility. Toward the end of 2025, Korea secured a temporary reduction in tariffs on Korean-made vehicles from 25% to 15%, contingent on bilateral negot

On February 12, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the single largest deregulatory action in U.S. history.
In its final ruling, the EPA is eliminating both the Obama-era 2009 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Endangerment Finding and all subsequent federal GHG emission standards for all

On February 12, Trump administration officials signed a final reciprocal trade agreement that confirmed a 15% U.S. tariff rate for imports from Taiwan, while committing Taiwan to a schedule for eliminating or lowering tariffs on nearly all U.S. goods, removing non-tariff barriers on motor vehicles and accepting U.S.

On February 12, a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York concluded that 90% of the new tariffs imposed on imported goods are paid by American consumers and companies, countering the Trump administration’s argument that tariffs are paid by foreign countries.
The report evaluated how tariffs impacted the econ

On February 11, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a measure disapproving of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, a rare rebuke of the president and leaders of his party in the Republican-majority House.
Lawmakers voted 219 to 211 in favor of a resolution to terminate Trump's use of a national e

On February 10, lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives agreed to advance an automotive safety bill that would require manual releases in new vehicles with electrically powered door handles.
The Securing Accessible Functional Emergency Exit Act, or SAFE Exit Act, was forwarded to full committee during a markup

On February 10, the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) said it is proposing to boost U.S. content in federally funded EV charging stations from 55% to 100% and require them to be produced in the U.S., which could pose significant hurdles for use of the funds.
During the Biden administration, the Transportation Depa

On February 9 in a post on Truth Social, President Trump threatened to prevent the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario from opening unless Canada agrees to an economic deal that he thinks benefits the U.S.
Detroit's OEMs have long supported construction of a second bridge in Detroit

On January 26, BYD Auto Co. filed a lawsuit at the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York (Case No. 26-00847) against the U.S. government challenging President Trump's authority to impose tariffs, and requesting a refund for all levies paid since April 2025, according to court documents.
In the lawsuit, four o

On February 7, India and the United States agreed on a framework for an interim agreement on reciprocal trade that includes specific provisions for automotive and related industries. India will receive a preferential tariff rate quota for automotive parts currently subject to the United States tariff imposed under Pr

On January 23, Hyundai Motor America announced it is recalling 2020-2025 model year Hyundai Palisade SUVs in the U.S., with a stop sale order issued to dealers. The issue impacts 568,576 vehicles.
The U.S. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) notes the side curtain air bags for third-row occu