Larisa Manescu, larisa.manescu@sierraclub.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Donald Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on all cars not made in the United States, impacting hundreds of billions of cars imported from countries including Mexico, Canada, South Korea, Japan, and Germany. These auto tariffs will likely increase costs by thousands of dollars on new cars for American consumers. Trump has already put in place tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico, and China, as well as steel and aluminum.
In response to the announcement, Sierra Club Clean Transportation for All Director Katherine García released the following statement:
“By imposing nonstrategic auto tariffs, Donald Trump will increase car prices for Americans and hurt working families. In order for tariffs to help boost domestic manufacturing, they must be accompanied by innovative investment in the US automotive industry. The Trump administration has offered none of that. Instead, with this action alongside their attacks on clean vehicle standards, they’re making it harder for people to afford cars in general and even harder to buy clean vehicles that don’t pollute.”
About the Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with millions of members and supporters. In addition to protecting every person's right to get outdoors and access the healing power of nature, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. For more information, visit www.sierraclub.org.