About 38 percent of the parts for all G. M.
pickups are made in the United States and Canada, and 55 percent are produced in Mexico,
according to statistics compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
About 56 percent of the parts in Fiat Chrysler’s pickups are made in the United States and Canada, and 29 percent are produced in Mexico.
Profitable Pickups May Be in Cross Hairs of Trump Border Tax -
DETROIT — There are many reasons for the steady success of the three major American automakers in recent years,
but none are bigger than the surging sales of full-size pickup trucks.
The Trump administration has pledged to levy tariffs of up to 35 percent on vehicles imported from Mexico
and possibly elsewhere, primarily to prod automakers to increase production and jobs in the United States.
“They would probably have to pass some of that on to consumers.”
Higher prices could cool demand for pickups made by G. M.
The companies could also try to make up the cost of a border tax by spreading price increases across the breadth of their product lineups.
At Ford, about 70 percent of its pickup components are made in the United States and Canada, and 15 percent come from Mexico.
But President Trump’s proposed border tax on imported vehicles could throw a wrench in the profit machine, particularly for G. M.
and Fiat Chrysler, which build a large percentage of their pickups in Mexico.
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