Trump says major automaker announced intentions to add to American production line

Trump says major automaker announced intentions to add to American production line

German automaker Mercedes-Benz revealed its intention to add another vehicle model to its American production line.

In order to boost the American automotive industry, a 25% surcharge is now imposed on vehicles imported into the United States. Donald Trump attacks Japanese brands in particular. Donald Trump denounces the absence of American cars in Japan Indeed, on the Atlantic, Toyota sold more than 2.3 million vehicles in 2024, thus rising to the second step of the sales of car manufacturers in the United States. A striking contrast with American vehicles i…

The executive vice president of the Automobile Industry Association Pavol Prepiak said after talks at the Cabinet Office that he and Prime Minister Robert Fico have the same view on the tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. “We prefer a more restrained reaction,” he approximated. The new tariffs, which the US has imposed on essentially the entire world, could harm and cause havoc in the United States itself, according to Prepiak. On car …

Trump eases auto tariff impact for North American-made vehicles

On April 3, 2025, the White House announced a sweeping new 25% tariff on imported automobiles and auto parts. Less than a month later, on April 29, President Donald Trump signed an executive order refining the policy to ease its immediate impact. The order targets two key areas: avoiding the compounding of multiple tariffs, and exempting vehicles assembled in the US from the new duties if at least 85% of their parts originate from the US or USMC…

President Donald Trump Issues Exemptions For Auto And Auto Part Tariffs - The Metals Service Center Institute

On April 29, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation amending trade penalties for the auto sector. Specifically, as this White House fact sheet pointed out, the order offers an offset…