Tariffs News Updates

Executives told analysts the most recent quarter’s performance boded well for the coming quarters in spite of continued economic uncertainty. Overall, revenue was little changed.

The 2025 ATRI Top Industry Issues report, released Oct. 26, found that the economy was the top concern among industry stakeholders for the third year in a row.

The Trump administration is launching a trade investigation that opens the door to new tariffs on Chinese goods, ratcheting up tensions before a highly anticipated Trump-Xi summit next week.

Paccar expects to seize a bigger U.S. heavy-duty truck market share once the Section 232 import tariffs on medium- and heavy-duty trucks and parts go live Nov. 1.

Tariffs have added costs that automakers mostly have not offset with higher prices, and they are reining in investments for EVs that are selling slowly as the government eliminates incentives.

President Donald Trump said late Oct. 23 that he was ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of a television ad in that country opposing U.S. tariffs.

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Oct. 30 on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, the White House announced.

Prime Minister Mark Carney in an evening address to Canadians said the long process of an ever-closer economic relationship between the Canadian and U.S. economies is now over.

Challenging market conditions related to trade tariffs and other macroeconomic factors have become “more visible in global trade flows” in the past quarter, DSV said. 

Alcoa said U.S. tariffs on Canadian aluminum cost it $69 million more than the prior quarter, although higher domestic prices for the metal helped offset the hit.