Volkswagen, the German car manufacturer, told his car merchants that he plans to add an import rate at the end of this month at the price of imported cars sold in the United States.
The company’s movement is one of the first and clearest examples of car manufacturers that use price increases to treat 25 percent tariffs that President Trump imposed on imports of cars and auto parts. Tariffs in vehicles entered into force on Thursday and the encumbrances in the pieces will enter into force on May 3.
In a April 1 memorandum for distributors, Volkswagen said that exact rates would be determined in mid -April. The New York Times reviewed a copy of the Memo. The automobile manufacturer also told dealers that it planned to reduce sales incentives and had stopped railway shipments to the United States from their plants in Mexico, although shipments per sea continue.
Volkswagen plans to keep cars subject to tariffs in the port for “the short term”. He also told distributors that the price of the Volkswagen Atlas Sport utility vehicle, which is carried out in Chattanogo, Tennessee, could be affected by tariffs because it includes important imported components. The impact scope will probably not be known until May, said the memorandum.
The car manufacturer, including its Audi and Porsche brands, imports almost all the cars it sells in the United States. In addition to the Atlas, Volkswagen also brings together ID.4 Sports utility vehicle in Tennessee.
In a statement, Volkswagen confirmed that he had sent the memorandum to the traffickers because he wanted to be “very transparent to navigate until this moment of uncertainty.”
“We have the best interest of our dealers and clients, and once we have quantified the impact on the business, we will share our strategy with our dealers,” said the company.
Other car manufacturers are also making adjustments to respond to rates. Stellantis, owner of Jeep, Ram, Dodge and Chrysler, said Thursday that production is temporarily stopping in one plant in Mexico and another in Canada in response to automatic tariffs.
The company said a factory in Windsor, Ontario, which causes Chrysler Pacifica minivan and the Dodge Charger Muscle Carr will turn off for two weeks. And a plant in Toluca, Mexico, which makes the Jeep Compass and Wagoneer S will be identified from April 7 for the rest of the month.
Stellantis said the production strikes in Canada and Mexico would force him to fire about 900 workers in Indiana and Michigan.
