Economics
These Automakers Could be Trump’s Next Targets
Watch out Canada and Japan—there may be some tweetstorms in your forecast.
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Donald Trump’s Twitter-fueled bid to crimp free trade in the auto industry began with a warning to Detroit’s Big 3 about building factories south of the border. Later, he fired off threats to German automakers—specifically BMW, which is far along in completing a plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, that’s set to churn out 150,000 cars a year.
But as the Republican president-elect takes office this week—and potentially makes good on a promised 35 percent tariff on vehicle imports—some sizable auto industry targets for his internet ire remain.