Trump to ease auto tariffs following industry pushback

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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will soften his auto -priced shock on Tuesday through an executive order, when automakers granted credit with other levies on parts and content after suppressing their case with the administration.

The changes in Trump’s 25 % vehicle prices will provide credit for auto companies up to 15 % of the domestic accumulated vehicles. A senior administration official said that they could be applied against the value of imported parts, which gives time to bring the supply chains back home.

A commerce official said it would allow carmakers to import about 3. 3.75 % of the cost of the sticker price of the domestic manufactured cars, which they sell in the first year, and 2.5 % in the second year. In the third year, in the stages of benefits, companies were pressured to transfer parts to the United States.

In addition, autos and parts subject to these taxes will no longer be subject to Trump’s other taxes, including 25 % duties on Canada and Mexican goods, 25 % levies on steel and aluminum, as well as 10 % duties to other countries.

In the case of metal prices, the prices of auto -making vehicles or steel and aluminum prices, whatever is high, the official said.

After Trump, Michigan was about to travel to the US Auto Center on Tuesday to mark his first 100 days, during which the Republican president presented global economic discipline. The state has a home of three car makers and more than a thousand largest auto suppliers.

Siling the effects of auto -levies is the latest move by their administration, which has shown flexibility to revenue, which has created turmoil in financial markets, created uncertainty for businesses and raised rapid economic slowdown.

The first quarter report on US overall domestic products covers Trump’s tenure is about to end on Wednesday. It is expected that the impact of its prices will reflect a major drag, with a record increase in most imports, companies and consumers may be trying to defeat the new levies in the front -filled purchases of foreign goods. In the last three months of 2024, according to a Reuters survey of the economists, from January to March, the economy was predicted at only 0.3 percent annually, which is less than 2.4 percent in the last three months of 2024.

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General Motors GMN, CEO Mary Bara and Ford FN CEO Jim Farley praised the planned changes before Trump’s signing of a new order.

“We believe that the leadership of the president is helping the playground for companies like GM and allowing us to invest even more in the US economy,” Barra said.

Farley said these changes will “help reduce the effects of taxpayers, suppliers and consumers.”

But the uncertainty in the auto sector through Trump’s prices remained at the entire exhibition on Tuesday when GM made its annual predictions until it reported quarterly sales and profits. After knowing the details of the tariff changes, in an unusual move, the car maker also chose the delay in the scheduled conference call with analysts.

“The car makers will welcome any exemption, but the uncertainty of the trade policy continues,” said Lenny Laroka, leader of the KPMG US auto industry.

Last week, the coalition of US auto industry groups called on Trump not to impose 25 % tax on import auto parts, and warn that they would reduce the sale of vehicles and raise prices.

Earlier, Trump said he had planned to impose 25 % taxes on auto parts after May 3.

Industry groups said in the letter, “The revenue on auto parts will eliminate the global automotive supply chain and eliminate the domino influence, which will make consumers high prices high prices, low sales on dealership and will make vehicles more expensive and less predictable.”

The letter from groups representing GM, Toyota Motor, Volkswagen Wogg, Hyundai 005380.ks and others was sent to US commercial representative Jameson Greer, Treasury Secretary Scott Basant and Commerce Lotnik.

The letter added that “most auto suppliers do not have the benefit of interrupting the tariff -hit -hit disruption. Many people are already in trouble and will face the production of productive, discharge and bankruptcy,” the letter added, “This is just a supplier’s failure to automatically lead to a supply line.”