QOTD: What Model Will Tariffs Kill Next?
The Dodge Hornet died a quiet death last week, due in part to President Donald Trump's tariffs.
Today, we learned that the German auto lobby isn't very happy with Trump's newest tariff threats, either.
It's unclear right now if those threatened tariffs will come to fruition, and it's not clear what impact they will have should they be enacted, but one might think that if tariffs continue, a few models, particularly slow-selling ones, might get the axe.
So, with that in mind, sound off below. What models, if any, will be discontinued -- or continue to be sold overseas but not in the U.S. -- due to tariffs?
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Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.
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Are these the tariffs that will finally cause shortages?
Wouldn't shock me if the Toyota Crown (the sedan, not the Signia) goes away.