VW stops delivery and shows “import surcharge”
The first manufacturers already draw consequences: Volkswagen According to the “Wall Street Journal”, the delivery of vehicles from Mexico temporarily stopped to the USA and initially holds imports from Europe to the USA in the ports. In addition, VW wants to show an “import fee” on vehicles that fall under the new tariffs in US car dealerships. VW did not yet provide any information about the amount of the service and when it should apply.
Ferrari as the first manufacturer has already increased prices in the United States – by up to 10 percent, as the company announced in advance.
The Opel-Mother Stellantis, to which Chrysler also belongs, production in Canada Interruption: The work in the province of Ontario will stand still for 14 days from next week, reports the Unifor union on Facebook.
Effects also on US employees
Of which 900 employees in the United States should also be affected. According to reports, the employees in the Warren and Sterling press in Michigan as well as in the organizations of Indiana and Kokomo and the Kokomo foundry will be released during the work of work due to a lack of work.
From Thursday, Ford announced discounts for several models. The company confirmed to all customers an employee discount that previously applies to the employees. The program is called “from America for America” and is available for US customers.
The automobile manufacturer based in Dearborn, Michigan, produces around 80 percent of its vehicles sold in the USA in Germany and is therefore better protected against the tariffs of US President Donald Trump than some competitors. Nevertheless, the company must continue to expect high taxes on imported vehicle parts.
Other manufacturers are still holding back with concrete statements. “We are currently evaluating the announcements in detail and asking for your understanding that we cannot express ourselves more deeply for the time being,” said a BMW-Speaker. The group could not say anything about possible effects on prices, production or sales, it said at Volkswagen of America.
US production only partially covers sales
The United States is the most important foreign market for the German auto industry. According to VDA, almost 450,000 vehicles from German production were exported to the USA in 2024. Almost every fourth Porsche was sold in the United States, at BMW and Mercedes the proportion was a good 16 percent. At Audi It was 12 percent, 8 percent for the VW brand.
Although Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes-Benz also produce in the United States, it only covers part of the sales there. BMW imports a good half of the cars sold in the USA from abroad, the VW brand almost two thirds, mainly from Mexico. Porsche And Audi even operates the US market completely with import cars.