QOTD: What Model Will Tariffs Kill Next?

by Tim Healey

Published: January 20th, 2026

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?

[Image: Robert V Schwemmer/Shutterstock.com]

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Tim Healey

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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Lloyd Bonified on Jan 21, 2026

Are these the tariffs that will finally cause shortages?

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- Slavuta on Jan 21, 2026
  
  shortages - no. But a loaf of bread made of all organic materials at the supermarket costs now $9.50 https://www.wegmans.com/shop/search?query=organic%20bread%20miche
  
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- Lloyd Bonified on Jan 21, 2026
  
  What about the eggs?
  
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- Original Guy on Jan 21, 2026
  
  I paid $1.97 for a dozen basic eggs ordered last night and delivered this morning. Basic loaf of bread was $1.48.
  There was no line for bread. Weird.
  
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- Slavuta on Jan 21, 2026
  
  ^^ you eat that bread. I am not eating 2-dollar bread.
  
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- Original Guy on Jan 21, 2026
  
  Slavuta, I must eat what I can find, since Western Civilization has collapsed (according to you).
  Soviets were too strong.
  
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- Slavuta on Jan 21, 2026
  
  I just checked with Minnesota and Brussels... Yes, collapsing. Could you help me with that image, is this Brussels or Minnesota?
  
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- Original Guy on Jan 22, 2026
  
  Slavuta, I don't recognize that picture. Is it a drone attack on civilian infrastructure?
  
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- Slavuta on Jan 22, 2026
  
  Like the oil tankers? Or you're talking about this picture? You probably don't recognize, yes? Well, US bombed all sorts of civilian infrastructure in Yugoslavia. I am glad, you're worried about oil tankers.
  
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- Original Guy on Jan 23, 2026
  
  Slavuta, Russian ships have a lot of smoking accidents, I hear.
  
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FreedMike on Jan 21, 2026

Wouldn't shock me if the Toyota Crown (the sedan, not the Signia) goes away.

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- Jkross22 on Jan 22, 2026
  
  The Crown is Toyota's Saab, but they were way out over their skis with pricing. Seems like a great car that should have been a hatch and gotten weirdos like me interested.
  
  I like it.
  
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- FreedMike on Jan 22, 2026
  
  I kinda like it too but the minute you put an engine with balls in it you're pushing sixty grand.
  
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- Jkross22 on Jan 22, 2026
  
  Hopefully that means we can pick one up in a few years for a number starting with 3. I've seen 2 of these in the wild in 2 years. Maybe all those Avalon buyers they thought they would get instead bought a RAV4 or CRV.
  
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