Industrial Strength

US Manufacturers Are Shaking Off Trump’s Mexico Tariff Threats

While Tesla keeps plans for a Mexico factory on hold, other industrial giants plow ahead with their south-of-the-border plans

Manufacturers are weighing Trump’s Mexico tariff threats.

Photographer: Paul Ratje/Bloomberg

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Even as Elon Musk rethinks Tesla Inc.’s car factory in Mexico, other US manufacturers are moving forward with plans to add production lines across the border.