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Detroit Three automakers blast Trump UK trade deal
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Posted on May 8, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 8, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Detroit automakers criticize Trump's UK trade deal, citing harm to the US auto sector due to favorable terms for British car imports.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group representing General Motors, Ford and Stellantis blasted President Donald Trump's trade deal announced with the United Kingdom, saying it would harm the U.S. auto sector.
British carmakers will be given a quota of 100,000 cars a year that can be sent to the United States at a 10% tariff rate, almost the total Britain exported last year, compared to 25% for Mexico and Canada and nearly all other countries.
"Under this deal, it will now be cheaper to import a UK vehicle with very little U.S. content than a USMCA compliant vehicle from Mexico or Canada that is half American parts," said the American Automotive Policy Council, which represents the Detroit Three automakers. "This hurts American automakers, suppliers, and auto workers."
(Reporting by David Shepardson and Kalea Hall)
The main topic is the criticism by Detroit automakers of Trump's trade deal with the UK, which they claim harms the US auto sector.
The deal allows UK car exports to the US at a lower tariff, potentially disadvantaging US automakers compared to USMCA terms.
The American Automotive Policy Council represents General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis.
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