Jaguar Land Rover has announced it will “pause” all shipments to the US as it works to “address the new trading terms” after tariffs were imposed earlier this week.
A 25% levy on car imports came into force on Thursday, one of several measures announced by US President Donald Trump which have sent shockwaves through global supply chains.
The US is the second largest export market for the UK’s car industry, after the European Union.
In a statement, a Jaguar Land Rover spokesperson said the company was “taking some short-term actions including a shipment pause in April, as we develop our mid to longer-term plans”.
The Coventry-based car manufacturer - which also has sites in Solihull and Wolverhampton - said the US is an “important market for JLR’s luxury brands”.
More cars are exported to the US from the UK than any other good. In a 12-month period up to the end of the third quarter of 2024, the trade was worth £8.3bn, according to the UK trade department.
An initial wave of tariffs on cars came into effect from 3 April, with import taxes on auto parts due to follow next month.
A separate 10% tariff will be imposed on all other UK imports, with higher rates in place for some other major economies.
And nothing of value was lost
It’s only a matter of time before something you value is affected by this.
Not this, this is an article about shit vehicles.
I welcome the hurt tarrifs bring to my fellow Americans. Because they are too fucking stupid to understand what they’ve done until it starts affecting them personally.
Bruh
Yeah, Jaguars/Land Rovers already don’t sell great and are really damn expensive.
Plus the whole reliability issues.
A land rover or jaguar is already a nightmare here, but in the states with less parts and i would assume less people who can fix them… That just seems like an excuse for their shareholders why their cars don’t sell and they use it as a marketing gimmick. We are so brave we’re not selling 9 cars to the us.
looks at Made in England sticker
aaahhhhhhh… I’ll just put this over here with the rest of the fire…
Better dial 0118 999 8819 99119 725 3!
Is this the emergency services? And what country am I speaking with? Hello?