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Tariffs on Canada and Mexico risk driving up US car prices by as much as $12,000, further squeezing consumers and wreaking havoc across the intricate web of automotive supply lines spanning the continent.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Auto Sales Lose Steam After Tariff-Induced Shopping Spree]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-01/car-sales-hit-a-wall-as-tariff-induced-shopping-spree-subsides</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-01/car-sales-hit-a-wall-as-tariff-induced-shopping-spree-subsides</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Naughton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iD1i4W2noWmo/v3/-1x-1.png" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iD1i4W2noWmo/v3/-1x-1.png"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford Forced to Idle Multiple US Plants on China Magnet Shortage]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-27/ford-forced-to-idle-multiple-us-plants-on-china-magnet-shortage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-27/ford-forced-to-idle-multiple-us-plants-on-china-magnet-shortage</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Naughton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 19:59:58 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iFVy3Q7wOEC8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iFVy3Q7wOEC8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Rare earth magnets in Baotou, China.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Auto Tariffs Seen Hiking Car Prices by Nearly $2,000 Per 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