Recent Auto Tariffs

Written By Great Point Capital

On Wednesday, President Trump announced a 25% import tax on all foreign-made cars to become permanently effective April 2nd. 

Key Takeaways:

  • Many of Trump’s new tariffs and policies all aim towards bringing manufacturing back into the United States

  • Currently, it’s impossible to tell where car brands actually build their cars even if they are an American brand

    • For example, Ford builds Bronco SUVs and other car models in Mexico while Chevy builds some of their models in Canada

  • US based car brands may shift more of their production to the US, but that could take extensive time to retool their factories

  • Other car brands are waiting to make any major manufacturing changes until there is confirmation that the tariffs are permanent 

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