Trump Declares 25% Tariffs on All Foreign-Built Automobiles
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Trump confirms the 25% tariffs on auto imports will go live at midnight.
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President Trump announced a 25% tariff on all foreign-made automobiles.
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Outside economists have warned that tariffs could slow the global economy, raise the risk of recession, and increase living costs for the average American family by thousands of dollars.
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U.S. President Donald Trump's 25% tariff on auto imports may cost American consumers more than $30 billion in higher vehicle prices and reduced car sales in the first full year, consultancy firm Anderson Economic Group said in a report on Thursday.
President Trump says the tariffs will encourage investment in U.S. factories, but analysts say car buyers will have to pay thousands more.
Shares of some of the world's biggest automakers appeared surprisingly resilient on Thursday, even after U.S. President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on foreign auto imports came into effect. Analysts and economists said the relatively muted response from autos stocks could be partly attributed to an exemption for Canada and Mexico from Trump's highly anticipated "reciprocal" tariffs announcement.
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President Donald Trump announced last week that he will impose a 25% tariff on imported passenger vehicles, light trucks and some auto parts. After signing the order last week, Trump said the auto tariff would go into effect on Wednesday, April 2 and begin to be collected on Thursday, April 3.
The president’s new tariffs on imported vehicles and his plans to kill a popular tax credit will likely torpedo demand for vehicles made by American workers.
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One manufacturer told NBC News that she had managed to push the existing 45% duty on her products onto American customers.
With vehicle prices expected to rise sharply as a result of Trump's auto tariffs, many consumers are rushing to make purchases before the tariffs take effect.
Volkswagen AG plans to add import fees to the sticker prices of its vehicles shipped into the US, indicating Donald Trump’s 25% auto tariffs will have an immediate effect on Europe’s biggest carmaker.