As Ford Authority reported earlier this month, both Ford and General Motors had been lobbying President Donald Trump to move forward with plans to impose a 25 percent tariff on imported medium- and heavy-duty trucks, which is something that Stellantis was also asking the administration to waive or soften. The reasoning behind that split pertains to the fact that Stellantis builds its medium-duty Ram trucks in Mexico and sells them in the U.S. Regardless, Trump ultimately opted to move forward with that plan, which is now being celebrated by the United Auto Workers (UAW) union.
“For decades, heavy truck makers have rushed to kill good blue-collar jobs from Allentown, Pennsylvania, to Gastonia, North Carolina, in order to pay poverty wages abroad while Wall Street makes a killing. That ends November 1st,” said UAW President Shawn Fain. “Our members lobbied and mobilized to save these communities, and made their voices heard in Washington, DC. We have pushed for action like this for decades, and we congratulate President Trump for delivering for heavy truck workers everywhere. Let’s keep going and rewrite our broken trade rules.”
Ford was reportedly arguing that forgoing these tariffs would give some of its rivals an unfair advantage in terms of costs, given the fact that it builds all of its medium- and heavy-duty trucks for the U.S. market domestically, using more expensive labor. GM also argued that if Stellantis was to receive a break, it would lead to other automakers asking for exemptions on tariffs, including itself, given the fact that certain Chevy and GMC pickups are built in Mexico, too. Regardless, the tariffs will also have a tremendous impact on several other builders of medium- and heavy-duty trucks, too.
“Mack, Daimler, Navistar, Volvo – we built these companies,” said Dave Durgin, President of the UAW Bus, Engine, and Truck Council. “These executives have tried to run away from us and our families just to pay somebody $3-4 an hour to build six-figure trucks, and pocket the profits. We aren’t asking for the world. We’re saying if you want to sell your trucks in the U.S., you need to make your trucks in the U.S., at a good union wage like we’ve won at the UAW. We’re glad to see action being taken to support domestic manufacturing and good union jobs.”
Just nine total units affected.
Interest-free financing offered on compact luxury crossover.
All of the proceeds will go to a good cause.
The Fox continues to gain value in a largely stagnant market.
Precisely why the automaker never gave up on hybrids.
Hopefully the officer driving it has a good sense of humor.
