Many car companies temporarily stop exporting cars to the US due to increased taxes.

The US auto business is experiencing disruptions after the Trump administration's policy of increasing import taxes to 25% officially took effect on April 3, 2025. Not only directly affecting the selling prices of many car models in the US market, the new import tax on imported cars is disrupting the sales of many car brands, especially those with factories outside the US.

Nearly a week after the new import tax was applied, a series of luxury car manufacturers have temporarily stopped exporting cars to the US, and deliveries to customers who have ordered cars have also been interrupted.

Recently, according toAutomotive News,All Audi vehicles exported to the US after April 2 are currently in warehouses or ports. While models imported before April 2 are being processed for shipment to dealers, these vehicles will be labeled duty-free.

There is currently no information about when new Audis will be exported again. However, after April 2, some Audi models entering the US may be subject to tariffs of up to 50%. For example, the Audi Q5 model manufactured in Mexico, because Audi is not a member of the US-Canada-Mexico trade agreement, therefore, the Audi Q5 may be subject to double taxation.

In the statement on the pageMotor1Last week, an Audi spokesman said the company was closely monitoring developments and would comprehensively assess the impact of the tariff hike on its supply chain and production network.

In addition to Audi, some other brands of the Volkswagen Group such as Porsche and Volkswagen have temporarily suspended car shipments to the US. Up to this point, the above car companies have not announced a specific time to bring shipments back to the US.

Not only German car companies, Jaguar Land Rover has also temporarily suspended deliveries in the US. According toReutersA Jaguar Land Rover spokesman confirmed the suspension of exports and deliveries for about a month. "The US is an important market for luxury car brands like Jaguar Land Rover. We are working to resolve new trading terms with our business partners, and the suspension of deliveries will take place from April 2025," he said.

Meanwhile, according to the pageCar and Driver, the Lotus brand has even indefinitely suspended all car shipments to the US.

The move by some car manufacturers to temporarily stop exporting cars to the US is not surprising in the context that US President Donald Trump has just increased the import tax on cars to the US to 25%, 10 times higher than before. The fact that many car manufacturers temporarily stop operating, producing, and transporting cars to the US market will have a significant impact on the car market. Customers who order cars may have to wait quite a long time to hope to receive their cars, while many models are facing the risk of price increases.