American automakers meet with Trump to talk Mexico, tariffs

A Ford plant in England.
(Image credit: Carl Court/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump meets Tuesday with the CEOs of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler in the Oval Office:

See more

Trump made a point on the campaign trail of slamming American automakers for importing cars from Mexico and vowed a border tax to prevent companies from moving their assembly plants south, NBC News notes. "I need clarity. I think we all need clarity. And we're not the only ones that need clarity," Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit earlier this month.

The American automakers will likely try to make their case for why it would be a strain to produce all of their cars within the U.S., with some experts estimating Trump's proposed tariffs and taxes would drive up car prices and leave consumers with fewer options.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
To continue reading this article...
Continue reading this article and get limited website access each month.
Get unlimited website access, exclusive newsletters plus much more.
Cancel or pause at any time.
Already a subscriber to The Week?
Not sure which email you used for your subscription? Contact us
Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.