US buyers of cars against the term tariffs on Trump

Within two years, Jenny Dilard saved what he could on his fixed profit to replace the vehicle that was stolen from her home and found in several miles.

On Thursday, she inspected a used car dealership in Virginia, peering at the prices on stickers with new care: tariffs for clean foreign cars and vehicles that experts warn can raise prices in the US. They start next week.

She would like to buy a car now, ”she said, but:” I have to wait until my finances improve. “

Mrs. Dilard is a part of many Americans who seek the expected economic turbulence at the sweeping tariffs of President Donald Trump, the unprecedented US trade policy maneuver.

“It took me a lot of time to save on the last car,” she said. “If the prices become too high, I’m obviously not going to buy what I can’t afford.”

“We just need to wait and see.”

On Wednesday, Trump announced new taxes on 25% of cars and car parts that enter the US border that come into force on April 2.

It is planned to be expected on April 3, and the spare parts are expected, and the spare parts should start in May or later.

Trump and his administration members claim that tariffs will lead to “huge growth” and raising jobs in the United States.

But experts and automakers have a difficult plan that tariffs can raise US consumers prices by increasing the stress of an already sluggish economy.

Mohammad Husseini, co -owner of the used car dealers in Maryland, said he expects additional tariff costs to be transferred to the consumer.

“Prices in the wholesale market have already soared,” he said to the BBC.

“It worsens.”

The car, which will sell for 13,000 dollars (10,000 pounds), can grow up to $ 14,500 (£ 11,200) from the tariffs, said Mr. Hussein. He predicts that consumers will see that prices are increasing in the next three weeks.

Auto -thafts are likely to force car dealers such as Mr. Hussein, increase prices.

“All of us still have accounts to pay, the mouths to feed and the staff pay,” he said.

In another car dealership, Robin Sloan hoped to make a deal before the prices are increasing.

She said she would probably wait for the summer to go to the car stores, but “I decided with the tariffs that I needed to go out and see.”

She rejected the statement of the Trump administration that tariffs would force Americans to buy us cars instead of foreign ones.

“I don’t think I would buy a car made in the US only from the tariffs, I think I will probably wait a few years until everything is over,” she explained.

Experts say the consequences of the tariffs will be widespread from car buyers to car dealers.

There are 908 cars per 1000 people in the US. About 92% of households have a vehicle.

The possession of cars is usually higher in the US than in Europe, in part, because in the absence of broad public transport systems, many Americans have no choice in how they bypass.

They are also more than just a means of transport. Both the symbols of both freedom and success, cars have a unique place in national identity, from the show -my trip to Giannis Joplin, singing “Oh, Lord, don’t buy me Mercedes Benz.”

John Haithman, Professor of the University of Daitan and a car historian who loves to grind his Mercedes SL 1982 in his spare time, said the tariffs would have existential as well as economic influence.

“New machines are really unavailable for a lot of Americans to start,” he said to the BBC. “Consumers do not win, prices will rise,” especially among more affordable vehicles made in Korea like Hyundais, he said.

As an ancient car lover, he said the tariffs added a layer of uncertainty to their hobby.

“About 50 minutes ago, I received an electronic message from a part of the part in the UK, saying,” Don’t worry … They’re not going to rise, probably, “he said.

“” We haven’t seen anything in writing yet. “That’s what they said.”

Mr. Hitman will also increase imported vehicles such as Audis, BMW and Mercedes, also increase the price, although many of those who buy in such brands can absorb a greater price.

A 2024 Study of the US International Trade Commission It predicts that 25%of import tariff will reduce imports by almost 75%, while increasing average prices in the US by about 5%.

Last year, the United States imported about eight million vehicles – approximately $ 240 billion (186 billion pounds) in trade and about half of total sales.

Despite the efforts of some car manufacturers – including Ford and General Motors – to repel Trump from taking car service, the president creates ahead.

However, some car manufacturers accept Trump tariffs.

On Tuesday, Hyundai, a South Korean car, announced that the US $ 21 billion (16.3 billion pounds) was invested in the US, creating a new steel factory in Louisiana.

Trump said this step is “a clear demonstration that the tariffs are very working.”

But tariffs will probably also affect home machines. American car production has been deeply intertwined with branches in Canada and Mexico for decades. Spare parts cross the border several times before they are assembled, meaning that even a car, which is a landmark American, like a Ford pickup, could increase the price increase on the sticker.

Ultimately, Trump’s tariff strategy will lead to a car industry into the unknown territory, leaving the uncertainty that hangs over consumers, dealers and automakers while they come into force on Wednesday.

“You know that everything that is all that is all that it is also very uncertain, because no one knows exactly what the game really plays the Trump administration, connected with all these tariffs,” said Mr. Hitman.

Some like a Mya fountain just want to overcome the alarm. This week she took the car into the dealer to avoid the need to replace after struck the tariffs.

“(I) make sure my car works and hopefully I don’t have to buy another car in the next few years, or at least the next four years until this administration is done.”

Meiying Wu contributed to this report.