The Trump Administration lately introduced a 10-percent baseline tariff on all items imported into the US, together with automobiles. Some international locations will face even larger prices, with items from China topic to 34-percent tariffs, and items from the European Union topic to 20-percent tariffs.

With that, we’ve reached out to automakers to see how their merchandise could also be affected within the US. Some corporations have already made plans to eat sure prices, whereas others admit that worth hikes could also be handed on to customers. This story will likely be up to date frequently as automakers reply, and new info on the tariffs turns into out there.

Aston Martin

Aston Martin doesn’t have an announcement on tariffs presently.

BMW

In March, BMW mentioned tariffs gained’t have an effect on pricing on automobiles imported into the US from Mexico, no less than till Might 1. Based on the Wall Avenue Journal, BMW will reportedly “worth defend” any automobiles topic to extra tariffs. That might apply to automobiles like the two Sequence and M2, in addition to the three Sequence sedan, that are all produced at BMW’s manufacturing unit in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. However, the corporate said that it “could must reassess” that call after Might 1.

Dodge

Manufacturing of the Dodge Charger EV will likely be halted as half of a bigger stoppage at Stellantis’s Windsor, Ontario, and Toluca, Mexico, manufacturing amenities.

Ferrari

Ferrari responded to tariffs by growing costs on a few of its automobiles by 10 p.c. Affected fashions embody the 12Cilindri, F80, and Purosangue. The 296 GTB, Roma, and SF90 is not going to be affected by the value enhance.

Ford

Ford is extending worker pricing to clients underneath Trump’s new tariffs. This system, dubbed “From America, For America,” goes into impact April 3 and runs via June 2. It contains fashions just like the F-150 and Maverick, in addition to a handful of Lincoln automobiles.

Some automobiles, although, are excluded from the value break program, together with the 2025 Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator, in addition to efficiency fashions like Raptors and “specialty Mustang and Bronco automobiles.” The promotion additionally doesn’t apply to fleet clients.

Ford CEO Jim Farley, in a earlier assertion, mentioned tariffs would “blow a gap within the US trade that now we have by no means seen.”

Photograph by: Ford

Common Motors

Common Motors has not issued a company-specific response on Trump’s tariffs. However, the automaker did subject an announcement via the American Automotive Coverage Council (AAPC), which additionally represents Ford and Stellantis.

“We proceed to imagine that automobiles and elements that meet the USMCA’s stringent home and regional content material necessities needs to be exempt from the tariff enhance. Our American automakers, who invested billions within the U.S. to satisfy these necessities, shouldn’t have their competitiveness undermined by tariffs that can increase the price of constructing automobiles in the US and stymie funding within the American workforce, whereas our opponents from outdoors of North America profit from easy accessibility to our dwelling market.” — AAPC President Matt Blunt.

Hyundai / Genesis

Hyundai CEO José Muñoz mentioned the automaker is not going to increase costs attributable to tariffs. Final month, Muñoz mentioned he believed the corporate’s “localization technique” would “assist mitigate the impression of any potential coverage change.” The automaker additionally lately mentioned it was investing $21 billion into its US operations by 2028, growing its manufacturing capability in the US. Muñoz mentioned the US is a vital market to the corporate the place it must “supply a aggressive product.”

Nonetheless, Hyundai might backtrack on that later within the yr. An official announcement launched on April 4 states all fashions bought within the US is not going to see any worth enhance for no less than two months, ending on June 2.

Infiniti

Infiniti has paused manufacturing in Mexico, the place it builds the QX50 and QX55. The model had already informed retailers that manufacturing for the 2 crossovers would finish this December, nevertheless it’s unclear if manufacturing will restart earlier than the tip of the yr.

In a broadly reported letter Infiniti despatched to retailers, Infiniti Americas Vice President Tiago Castro attributed the manufacturing pause to Trump’s 25 p.c tariff on imported automobiles. QX50 and QX55 manufacturing will proceed for different international locations. Nissan North America informed Auto Information that the corporate is reviewing its “manufacturing and provide chain operations to establish optimum options for effectivity and sustainability.”

An Infiniti spokesperson confirmed this to Motor1, saying:

“We’re pausing any extra orders of the Infiniti QX50 and QX55 for the U.S. market produced on the COMPAS plant in Mexico. Manufacturing is anticipated to proceed for these fashions bought in different markets.”

Jeep

Stellantis will halt Jeep Compass and Wagoneer S manufacturing as half of a bigger stoppage at Stellantis’s Windsor, Ontario, and Toluca, Mexico, manufacturing amenities. Each automobiles are imported from Mexico.

Photograph by: Jeep

Mercedes-Benz

Preliminary studies instructed Mercedes-Benz could think about an import cease on its least expensive fashions within the US, however the firm has since come out and denied these studies. A Mercedes spokesperson informed Reuters:

“That is with none benefit. Mercedes-Benz continues to hunt gross sales progress for its extremely fascinating automobiles.”

McLaren

McLaren issued an announcement to Motor1, saying:

“We’re carefully monitoring developments relating to potential US tariffs and can proceed to work with key authorities stakeholders to discover a truthful decision for all events.”

Nissan

Nissan has diminished the pricing of its Rogue and Pathfinder fashions because of the “difficult car-buying panorama,” the corporate mentioned in an announcement. Each automobiles are constructed primarily within the US on the model’s Smyrna, Tennessee, manufacturing facility (although some Rogue fashions are imported from Japan). It’s unclear how the tariffs will have an effect on different Nissan automobiles produced in Mexico, just like the Sentra, Versa, and Kicks.

Nissan issued a bigger assertion to Motor1, saying:

“We’re reviewing our manufacturing and provide chain operations to establish optimum options for effectivity and sustainability. Our goal is to implement the simplest industrial technique to supply Nissan and Infiniti clients nice product and robust worth. Because of this, we’re taking just a few speedy actions:

At the moment, greater than half of our US gross sales quantity is sourced from our crops in Tennessee and Mississippi. We are going to preserve two shifts of manufacturing of Nissan Rogue at our Smyrna, Tennessee plant, conserving extra localized quantity within the US that is freed from the brand new auto tariffs. Manufacturing of different US fashions in Mexico and Japan continues primarily based on market wants.

The corporate at present has ample stock at our U.S. retailers that’s unaffected by the brand new tariffs. We are going to proceed to judge the impression, in addition to market wants, to make any extra changes to manufacturing.”

Stellantis

In March, Stellantis issued an announcement via the American Automotive Coverage Council (AAPC), which additionally represents GM and Ford.

The corporate has since idled manufacturing at its Windsor, Ontario, and Toluca, Mexico, manufacturing crops via the tip of April and plans to put off round 4,500 employees in Windsor. The two,500-plus employees in Toluca should report back to the plant, however will not construct automobiles. The corporate will quickly lay off 900 employees at its US crops.

“We’re persevering with to evaluate the medium- and long-term results of those tariffs on our operations, but in addition have determined to take some speedy actions, together with quickly pausing manufacturing at a few of our Canadian and Mexican meeting crops. These actions will impression some workers at a number of of our US powertrain and stamping amenities that assist these operations.” — Stellantis North America chief Antonio Filosa in an e mail to workers

Toyota

Toyota has not but issued an announcement on tariffs presently.

Volkswagen

Based on a memo obtained by Automotive Information, Volkswagen plans so as to add an import charge on automobiles assembled outdoors the US. A VW consultant informed the publication that it’s working to find out the added prices. The corporate mentioned it expects the tariffs to start affecting costs as quickly as April 3 on automobiles imported from Mexico and Europe.

The corporate has additionally paused rail shipments of Mexican-built automobiles into the US, nevertheless it’s persevering with to ship automobiles on boats. Nonetheless, any automotive delivered to an American port after the tariffs take impact will likely be held. The corporate will inform sellers of the import charge by the center of the month. VW builds the Jetta, Tiguan, and Taos in Mexico, the GTI, Golf R, and ID.Buzz in Europe, and the Atlas and ID.4 in America.

Volkswagen Group supplied the next assertion to Motor1:

“The Volkswagen Group has taken observe of US President Trump’s choice to impose tariffs of 25% on all imports of passenger automobiles and light-weight industrial automobiles into the US with impact April 2nd.

The Volkswagen Group is carefully monitoring developments and can comprehensively assess internally the potential impression on provide chains and our manufacturing community.

The US is a vital marketplace for the Volkswagen Group. Now we have invested greater than $14bn into the market lately, assist 1000’s of well-paid jobs, and contribute to prosperity and progress. We share the evaluation of most specialists that US tariffs and any counter-tariffs may have destructive penalties for progress and prosperity within the US and different financial areas. All the automotive trade, international provide chains and corporations in addition to clients should bear the destructive penalties. 

We proceed to advertise a rules-based alternate of products, open markets and steady commerce relations. These are important for a aggressive economic system and for the automotive trade specifically. On the identical time, we proceed to advocate constructive talks between the buying and selling companions with a purpose to guarantee planning safety and financial stability and to keep away from a commerce battle.”