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Automakers might increase prices moving forward, according to a report from the intelligence firm AlixPartners.
General Motors (GM) said Tuesday that President Trump’s tariffs cost the company $1.1 billion in the second quarter, contributing to an overall decline of 35 percent in profit. But the company
General Motors and other U.S. companies give updates on how much President Trump’s tariffs are impacting them.
It took a $1.1 billion tariff hit in the last quarter, which is on target with expectations. GM sales in China are ticking upward.
Blunt said in an interview the U.S. companies and workers “definitely are at a disadvantage” because they face a 50% tariff on steel and aluminum and a 25% tariff on parts and finished vehicles, with some exceptions for products covered under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement that went into effect in 2020.
General Motors is the latest U.S. auto giant to say tariffs have taken a chunk from their earnings. The company beat earnings expectations on Tuesday, but reported a decline in second-quarter profits, including a $1.1 billion hit as a result of hefty import taxes.
Automaker General Motors posted a 12% sales gain through the first half of year while working to mitigate the effects of President Donald Trump's tariffs.