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Ford Spared From Mexican Tariffs After Trump Delay

As Ford Authority previously reported, President Donald Trump set a deadline for this past Saturday in terms of imposing 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico, as well as 10 percent on goods from China in response to his ask for those countries to take action to halt the flow of drugs and illegal immigrants into the U.S. Those tariffs were indeed imposed and set to take effect on Tuesday, February 4th, but now, it seems as if Trump and Mexican officials have reached a deal that will delay the implementation of tariffs on that country for another month, which is big news for Ford.

A photo showing the exterior of the 2025 Ford Maverick Lobo from a front three quarters angle.

According to the Associated Press, Trump decided to push these new Mexican tariffs back by a month after speaking with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, who agreed to send 10,000 national guard members from that country to the border to address concerns regarding drug trafficking. The 30-day pause will also give the two sides additional time to negotiate. “Mexico will reinforce the northern border with 10,000 members of the National Guard immediately, to stop drug trafficking from Mexico to the United States, in particular fentanyl,” Sheinbaum posted on X. “The United States commits to work to stop the trafficking of high-powered weapons to Mexico.”

This agreement will also delay retaliatory tariffs that Mexico was planning to implement on imported goods from the U.S., though for now at least, levies imposed by the U.S. on Canada and vice versa are still on schedule to take effect tomorrow. Some have also warned that these tariffs could severely disrupt the automotive supply chain, and at least one of Ford’s biggest suppliers has stated that it will pass those costs down to its customers.

A rear three quarters view of the 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Edition in Brazil.

As Ford Authority previously reported, tariffs could certainly impact the prices of some of Ford’s more affordable models, as most of them – the Ford Maverick and Ford Bronco Sport, along with the Ford Mustang Mach-E – are built in Mexico at the moment.

Brett's lost track of all the Fords he's owned over the years and how much he's spent modifying them, but his current money pits include an S550 Mustang and 13th gen F-150.

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  1. Trump backed down on the Mexico tariff because they were going to retaliate with their own tariffs. The markets started crashing too on Monday and this freaked him out but he has been warned this would happen. He always thinks he is smarter and knows better but the truth is he is an idiot! I think his IQ is 73? The majority of the 49.9% who voted for him have the same IQ or lower. Really an embarrassment to the world and America that this clown is back in charge.

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    1. Tariff Sheriff Trump is going to replace US income tax with tariffs. No more income tax but Mexico and Canada and China will pay a lot of money to External Revenue Service in tariffs.

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      1. What universe are you in? Obviously pathological liar Rump universe.

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        1. In US Universe that overwhelmingly elected Sheriff Trump to put the WOK idiots in their place. Never fear, Trump is here. Get used to it!

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  2. The Wall Street Journal called this the dumbest trade tariffs of all time. No argument from me. Trump has been bankrupt 6 times. Just give up on the tariffs and carry on.

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