Ohio To Juárez And Back Again: Why Tariffs On Mexico Terrify The Auto Industry
The U.S. auto industry opposes President Trump's threatened tariffs on goods imported from Mexico. It says the taxes would increase the cost of imported vehicles and play havoc with supply chains.
President Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on goods imported from Mexico, starting next week, if Mexico doesn't take action to reduce the flood of Central American migrants across the southern border of the U.S.
The proposed tariffs — which would start at 5% on goods crossing the border and could ramp up to 25% over time — would play havoc with supply chains in the auto industry.
To understand why, consider a vehicle's wire harness — the car's nervous system, consisting of a complex network of
