Trump Trade War Catches Many US Allies and Emerging Markets in the Crossfire

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United states Automobiles / Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<p>We are not changing our auto fair value estimates after President Trump announced his intent to levy 25% and 10% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, respectively, into the U.S. Automakers use almost entirely U.S. steel and aluminum for their U.S. plants and their suppliers also source in the U.S., based on our talks with GM and Ford; so if the tariffs last a long time, we’d be more concerned about possible negative second order impacts of the tariff. Ford said on March 1 it sources 95% of its…</p>

We are not changing our auto fair value estimates after President Trump announced his intent to levy 25% and 10% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, respectively, into the U.S. Automakers use almost entirely U.S. steel and aluminum for their U.S. plants and their suppliers also source in the U.S., based on our talks with GM and Ford; so if the tariffs last a long time, we’d be more concerned about possible negative second order impacts of the tariff. Ford said on March 1 it sources 95% of its…

Worst Case Scenario, Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Have Limited Impact on Light Vehicle Demand