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Steelmaker to lay off 600 employees at Michigan plant due to weak auto demand Cleveland-Cliffs attributed the layoffs to weak demand for steel among US automakers
Latest U.S. auto tariffs a recipe for higher prices, layoffs across North America TORONTO AND OSHAWA, ONT. — The auto industry is sounding the alarm about U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff announcement, which could weigh on companies, raise consumer prices and result in job losses.
The upcoming 25% auto tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico are set to ignite a full-blown trade war that will only end with more layoffs in 2025. For the U.S. automotive industry, this is more than a policy change. It’s a significant shift that could not only increase car prices by as much as $10,000 but also unleash a fresh wave of layoffs in the auto industry. As General Motors and Ford brace for the immediate fallout, the workers of America find themselves at the forefront of a massive crisis.
The numbers are grim. The US auto industry employs over 850,000 workers, with many links to the North American supply chain so tightly the effects of US car tariffs in 2025 would only devastate their futures. An auto import tariff at this scale would only mean workers on the assembly line in Detroit or Ohio getting their pink slips soon. 25% auto tariff is a ticking bomb
The auto industry tariffs trumpeted as a bold move aren’t hypothetical. As of March 27, 2025, tariff news dominates headlines around the globe. Foreign car tariffs now threaten to idle plants within months, if not weeks.
The upcoming 25% auto tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico are set to ignite a full-blown trade war that will only end with more layoffs in 2025. For the U.S. automotive industry, this is more than a policy change. It’s a significant shift that could not only increase car prices by as much as $10,000 but also unleash a fresh wave of layoffs in the auto industry. As General Motors and Ford brace for the immediate fallout, the workers of America find themselves at the forefront of a massive crisis.
The numbers are grim. The US auto industry employs over 850,000 workers, with many links to the North American supply chain so tightly the effects of US car tariffs in 2025 would only devastate their futures. An auto import tariff at this scale would only mean workers on the assembly line in Detroit or Ohio getting their pink slips soon. 25% auto tariff is a ticking bomb
The auto industry tariffs trumpeted as a bold move aren’t hypothetical. As of March 27, 2025, tariff news dominates headlines around the globe. Foreign car tariffs now threaten to idle plants within months, if not weeks.
The Auto Unions support the tariffs big time. They're dancing in the street.
Adversity temporarily visits a strong man but stays with the weak for a lifetime.
The upcoming 25% auto tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico are set to ignite a full-blown trade war that will only end with more layoffs in 2025. For the U.S. automotive industry, this is more than a policy change. It’s a significant shift that could not only increase car prices by as much as $10,000 but also unleash a fresh wave of layoffs in the auto industry. As General Motors and Ford brace for the immediate fallout, the workers of America find themselves at the forefront of a massive crisis.
The numbers are grim. The US auto industry employs over 850,000 workers, with many links to the North American supply chain so tightly the effects of US car tariffs in 2025 would only devastate their futures. An auto import tariff at this scale would only mean workers on the assembly line in Detroit or Ohio getting their pink slips soon. 25% auto tariff is a ticking bomb
The auto industry tariffs trumpeted as a bold move aren’t hypothetical. As of March 27, 2025, tariff news dominates headlines around the globe. Foreign car tariffs now threaten to idle plants within months, if not weeks.
Trumpy and his magatron minions don't understand that. Trumpy and his magatron minions believe the auto industry can simply move overnight. What they don't understand is that it isn't just the vehicles, it's also all the parts that go into those vehicles. And those parts are manufactured in all three countries. This whole trade war only proves one thing. It proves that Trumpy and his magatron minions know nothing.
Auto industry braces for thousands of layoffs as Trump’s 25% tariffs already slamming dollar, stock prices ‘President Trump fails to understand the chaos and damage this tariff will inflict on workers and consumers in both Canada and the United States,’ says Unifor president Lana Payne.
Auto industry braces for thousands of layoffs as Trump’s 25% tariffs already slamming dollar, stock prices ‘President Trump fails to understand the chaos and damage this tariff will inflict on workers and consumers in both Canada and the United States,’ says Unifor president Lana Payne.
Whether trumpy understands or not is debatable. At the end of the day, trumpy doesn't care if his policies hurt regular people. All his policies so far have been designed to aid and enrich the ultra wealthy.
General Motors is adding several hundred temporary workers to its Fort Wayne, Indiana, plant as it seeks to boost production of its light-duty trucks in the U.S.
Adversity temporarily visits a strong man but stays with the weak for a lifetime.
Delta Air Lines slashed its first-quarter profit estimates by half, sending its shares down 14%, and its CEO said the environment had weakened due to US economic uncertainty https://reut.rs/43zpknW
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