Volkswagen's Audi holding cars in U.S. ports due to autos tariff

Reuters - 07/04
Volkswagen's Audi is holding its cars which arrived after April 2, when Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on autos imports, in U.S. ports, it said on Monday, as companies scramble to work out how they will be affected by the duties.
  • Audi holding cars arrived after April 2 in ports - spokesperson
  • Has around 37,000 cars in U.S. inventory - spokesperson
  • Carmakers weighing how to respond to tariffs
  • Autos executives to meet with EU's von der Leyen
BERLIN, April 7 (Reuters) - Volkswagen's Audi is holding its cars which arrived after April 2, when Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on autos imports, in U.S. ports, it said on Monday, as companies scramble to work out how they will be affected by the duties.
The Volkswagen brand has around 37,000 vehicles, sufficient for approximately two months of sales, in its U.S. inventory, the spokesperson added.

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Audi is directly in the firing line of Trump's tariffs, with its best-selling U.S. model, the Q5, produced in Mexico, and its remaining models all coming from Europe or elsewhere...
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