Posted on 06/19/2025 12:57:24 PM PDT by thegagline
Tariffs on imported goods can have a wide ripple effect on prices, especially in the auto industry where supply chains are global, complex, and highly sensitive to cost changes.
In this graphic, we reveal how tariffs will impact U.S. car prices, assuming a flat 25% tariff is applied onto vehicles imported from outside North America.
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Buick’s Asia-Centric Production Although Buick is an American brand, the company produces many of its models in China and South Korea. As a result, Buick tops this list with a 22% projected price increase—the highest among all brands surveyed.
This underscores how globalization has changed the footprint of even legacy U.S. nameplates. In fact, Buick is so big in China it has its own sub-brand.
Hyundai and Kia Face High Tariff Risks Other vulnerable brands are Hyundai and Kia, each projected to see a 21–22% increase in vehicle prices. Though both brands have some manufacturing presence in the U.S., a significant portion of their models and components are still imported from South Korea.
In late 2024, Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America opened in Georgia, which the company will use to build its U.S.-sold electric vehicles. The plant is capable of producing up to 500,000 vehicles per year.
Tesla Is the Least Affected Tesla’s vertically integrated supply chain and domestic manufacturing help shield it from tariff risks. With most of its production based in the U.S.—particularly at its Fremont and Austin plants—Tesla’s vehicles are projected to increase in price by only 3% under new tariff rules.
This minimal impact could give Tesla a competitive edge if other brands are forced to raise prices. Fortune recently reported that Tesla is still America’s EV leader, though sales dropped year-over-year in April by 16%.
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Betta git dat car shield
Make it here and make a huge profit.
Don’t forget the True-Coat
Maybe that’s why Volkswagen, Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Kia etc have all announced plans to open new factories or expand existing factories in the US.
Not necessarily accurate. Even for the same car maker, different models may have significantly different percentages of foreign content.
Only if the manufacturer and the importer try to pass along the full tariff to car customers.
The result would be a significant reduction in sales, which would ripple up and down the entire supply chain.
My prediction - builders and importers will have to eat most of the new tariffs to stay in business.
We sat right here and said I don’t want no Tru Coat.
Have been a Buick fan for some time, but the newer models just don’t match up to what Buick tradition calls for. Now they will have an added tariff? Get a lot less & pay a lot more is the term that comes to my mind.
“Have been a Buick fan for some time, but the newer models just don’t match up to what Buick tradition calls for.”
maybe because they’re made in china now?
Why tariffs are already driving some healthcare premiums higher
This is not a coinkydink.
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