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Mazda’s Mexico Investment to Hinge on Trump Tariff Decision
- Automaker has a ‘plan B’ in case of levies, country chief says
- Companies have been called on to substitute Chinese components
The production line at Mazda's plant in Salamanca, Guanajuato state, Mexico.
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Mazda Motor Corp.’s Mexico chief said the Japanese automaker will reconsider its investment strategy in Mexico unless it receives clarity on tariff threats from Donald Trump.
Mazda will go to an undisclosed “plan B” for its Mexico production strategy should the US President-elect’s threat of putting a 25% tariff on goods from Mexico come to fruition, Mazda Mexico director Miguel Barbeyto said.