The likelihood of increasing their duties The US President said in cars, Donald Trumpin order to enhance the domestic car industry, a move that could further intensify tensions with commercial partners.
Specifically, Trump noted that the increase in duty on cars from today’s 25% could provide further protection to the domestic car industry, citing General Motors’ plan to invest $ 4 billion in US factories over the next two years in order to avoid duties.
“I could increase this duty in the not very distant future. The higher you go up, the more likely they are to build a factory here, “the US president said.
The shares of GM, Ford Motor and the manufacturer Jeep Stellantis scored low levels of meeting as Trump was talking to the White House. GM’s stock declined 1.5% to 12:32 pm in New York, while Ford fell 1.7% and Stellantis slipped 1.9%.
The president’s latest threat comes a week after doubled the steel and aluminum duties at 50% and as he faces negotiations with dozens of commercial companies before July 9th for the entry into force of the highest duties.
At the same time, Trump spoke on Thursday (12.6.2025) at a signing ceremony for the termination of California regulations that would ban the sale of gasoline cars in 2035 – a coveted victory for some automakers and oil companies.
The measures signed today in the eastern White House hall recall California’s fresh air policies, including the requirements that impose car manufacturers selling electric vehicles in a larger number each year in the state.
“We officially save the American automaker from the disaster, ending California’s command for electric vehicles forever,” Trump said, adding: “They said it could not be done, but my friend, he had been knotted for years.”
The resolutions signed on Thursday by Trump abolish the derogations granted by former President Joe Biden and allow California to put patterns of car pollution that are stricter than federal demands.
This power – guaranteed in the 1970s fresh air law – helped the country’s most populous state to emerge as a global leader in determining policies of fresh air and climate that are changing the industry.
Among the programs virtually canceled by Trump on Thursday is a California initiative that obliged the sale of vehicles with zero emissions over the next decade, eventually prohibiting the sale of conventional gas -powered cars in 2035.
Trump applauded the Congress that made the abolition of measures, saying he would prove to be longer -lasting than if he acted on his own.
“I would sign an executive decree and give an opportunity. But the only good thing about it, number one, applies forever, “the president said.
Environmentalists have reported Trump’s vows to cancel the rules to stimulate electric car sales – one of the key elements of his re -election campaign – as an attack on key protections that will help prevent the worst impact of climate change.
“The Trump government’s attack on fresh air and net vehicles only benefit the fossil fuel industry, leaving Americans to pay the bill at higher fuel costs, limited vehicles and more pollution,” said Sierra Club Clean Transportation for all Kathar.
California’s demands have triggered the reaction of the automotive industry, which have supported uniform standards that apply nationally. They have also attracted challenges from oil refineries and biofuel producers, who have argued that California was given excessive power to effectively command electric vehicles even outside its borders. According to the fresh air law, California’s requirements apply to other states that adopt to follow.
The US Department of Transport has stated that it intends to overturn the Biden efficiency efficiency rules, which would require car manufacturers to achieve an average fleet of about 50 miles per gallon by 2031.
Toyota welcomed the move to lift the “unrealistic command of California for battery electric vehicles”. A “market for consumer and a national emission model will bring more stability and healthy automotive competition,” the construction company of the hybrid Prius said in a statement.
This move repeats a similar campaign against California’s environmental regulations carried out by Trump during his first term.
This time, he comes with the backdrop of his escalating controversy with state leaders, with the most recent protests in Los Angeles on immigration raids, which prompted Trump to develop the National Guard and the US Marines to contribute to the law.