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Detroit – six of the main groups of policies that represent the US automotive industry. UU. They are unusually uniño the forces to pressure the Trump administration against 25% tariffs in the parts that will enter into force before May 3.
The group, which represents franchisee concessionaires, suppliers and almost all car manufacturers, say in a letter to Trump administration officials that the next taxes could endanger the automotive production of the United States. The letter notices that many cars suppliers are already “in trouble” and could not pay additional costs, which leads to broader problems in the industry.
“Most cars suppliers are not capitalized by an interruption induced by the abrupt rate. Many are already in danger and will face stoppages of production, dismissals and bankruptcy,” says the letter. “You only need the failure of a supplier to take a closure of the production line of a car manufacturer. When this happens, as it did during the pandemic, all suppliers are affected and workers will lose their work.”
The letter, dated April 21, is aimed at the Secretary of the United States Treasury, Scott Besent, the Secretary of the United States Department of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, and the ambassador of the United States Commerce Representative, Jamieson Greer.
It is signed by the bosses of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, the International Association of International Automobile Dealers, Carive America cars, Mema of the Association of Vehicle Suppliers, National Association of Automobile Dealers and the American Automotive Policy Council.
The joint letter is little characteristic, if not without precedents, for the automotive industry. Organizations rarely, if ever, sign in a single joint message.
The groups say they represent the manufacturing sector number 1 of the country that supports 10 million American jobs in the 50 states and pumps $ 1.2 billion to the economy each year.
Automobile manufacturers not represented by groups include electric vehicle manufacturers Tesla Motors, Rivian Automotive and Lucid group.
“President Trump has indicated an opening to reconsider the tariffs of 25 percent of the administration in imported automotive pieces, similar to the recently approved tariff relief for consumption electronics and semiconductors. That would be a positive development and a welcome relief,” says the letter.
The letter occurs a week after President Donald Trump said he can “help” some car companies that need more time to move or increase the production of US vehicles.
“I am looking for something to help some of the automotive companies, where they change to pieces that were made in Canada, Mexico and other places, and need a little time because they will do them here,” Trump said on April 14. “But they need a little time, so I’m talking about things like that.”
Automobile executives and experts have said that CNBC Trump tariffs are more serious for car suppliers than car manufacturers themselves. The impact could cause a domino effect through the global supply chain, they say.
Automobile officials expect a drop in sales of vehicles that amount to millions of units, higher and higher vehicles, and higher costs of more than $ 100 billion throughout the industry, according to Wall Street research reports and automotive analysts.
“We support more additional supply chains that extend through the United States, but it is not possible to redirect global supply chains overnight or even in months. This will take time,” says the letter.
