Detroit killed the sedan. Trump s trade war will make them wish they hadn t

Get the Full StoryAs Trump threatens tariffs and consumer confidence plummets, the lack of options from U.S. automakers could send buyers to foreign competitors.

American auto executives have had a rough go of it of late. As calendars flipped to 2025, the leaders of the Big Three GM, Ford, and Stellantis were already confronting lukewarm demand for their electric vehicles as well as the ascendance of new and formidable Chinese competitors. Then Donald Trump arrived in the White House, and the headwinds turned into hurricane-force gales.

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