Trump adjusts auto tariffs amid industry pushback | New Orleans CityBusiness

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Arthur Laffer, whom Trump gave the Presidential Medal of Freedom to during his first term, said in a private analysis that the tariffs without any modifications could add $4,711 to the cost of a vehicle.
57% : Trump won the state in last year's election by promising to increase factory jobs.
52% : "We just wanted to help them during this little transition, short term," Trump told reporters.
52% : "President Trump has had meetings with both domestic and foreign auto producers, and he's committed to bringing back auto production to the U.S.," Bessent said.
49% : The modifications come as Trump marks 100 days back in the White House by going to Michigan, a state defined by auto manufacturing.
44% : A senior Commerce Department official, insisted on anonymity to preview the order on a call with reporters, said automakers told Trump that the additional time would enable them to ramp up the construction of new factories, after automakers warned that it would take time for them to shift their supply chains.
37% : The White House's Rapid Response account on X said Trump signed a second order Tuesday afternoon to prevent his various tariffs from being stacked on top of his existing taxes on imported autos and auto parts.
35% : " Trump signed one order on Tuesday that amended his previous 25% auto tariffs, making it easier for vehicles that are assembled in the U.S. with foreign parts to not face prohibitively high import taxes.
33% : Trump portrayed the changes as a bridge toward automakers moving more production into the United States.
31% : The tariffs imposed by Trump were seen by some as an existential threat to the auto sector.

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