{"id":156928,"date":"2025-01-31T08:46:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T15:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/?p=156928"},"modified":"2025-01-31T08:46:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T15:46:56","slug":"trump-mexico-carmakers-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/trump-mexico-carmakers-tariffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump, Mexico, Carmakers, Tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/dms\/image\/v2\/D5622AQEOV36YiGSUtw\/feedshare-shrink_2048_1536\/B56ZS382xdGQAo-\/0\/1738252973583?e=1741219200&amp;v=beta&amp;t=IREYJ8Q_be4SUzJnFga0ENsBPKTDREE6vyZrlRTKNMQ\" alt=\"Trump, Mexico, Carmakers, Tariffs\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember1211\">I note in the recent NIKKEI ASIA article <em>Trump tariffs shake Asian carmakers&#8217; Mexico production strategies: Policy could backfire on GM and Ford while also harming Nissan, Mazda, and Kia<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember1212\"><em>South Korea&#8217;s Kia, an affiliate of HyundaiMotor Group, said during its earnings call that if the tariffs go ahead, the company would have to consider a new destination for the 120,000 K4 sedans it planned to make in 2025 at its Mexican factory then ship to the U.S.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember1213\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/global-business\/don-is-truly-the-hyundai-whisperer-a-trusted-mentor-to-many-in-our-industry\/\">Don Southerton<\/a>, a consultant to Hyundai, Samsung, and other South Korean companies operating in the U.S., said his clients and their suppliers have been growing increasingly concerned about the potential impact of 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember1214\"><em>He added that although the additional costs will burden Kia, they noted that &#8220;the tariff policy is not at a level that would undermine Kia&#8217;s system.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember1215\">We&#8217;ll see&#8230; Feb. 1, 2025, is just around the corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember1216\">By the way&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember1217\">I&#8217;d add that when most OEMs entered the Mexican market under the North American Free Trade Agreement (replaced by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in 2020), it opened the doors for the flow of goods tariff-free between Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember1218\">That said, before the treaties, substantial goods were produced by Maquiladoras, factories in Mexico that assemble, manufacture, or package products for export to the United States or other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember1219\">Interestingly, today&#8217;s Hyundai Translead was one of the 1st Maquiladoras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember1220\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/archives\/la-xpm-1989-12-05-fi-31-story.html\">LA Times<\/a><\/em> noted in 1989.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hyundai Will Build Container Plant in Tijuana : Maquiladoras: South Korean company is the second heavy-industry firm to announce plans in Baja in the wake of relaxed Mexican guidelines.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember1222\">By the way, cost savings and lower labor costs have not been the sole drivers of carmakers building plants in Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember1223\">Mexican government regulations force car companies to assemble cars in Mexico using local and imported components. 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