“Ideological rules” that weigh on the automotive, adds Premier Meloni. Canada responds with 25% duties on US cars. Stellantis closes a factory for two weeks
Whoever relaunches with counter-to-date and who asks for the stop of the European Green Deal. Different genre reactions dictated by different needs. The Minister for Made in Italy Adolfo Urso, responding to Question time In the Senate he asked “the immediate suspension of the rules of the Green Deal which brought the automotive industry to collapse, however the most affected by American duties”. The Green Deal, through the regulation Fit for 55also provides for the ban on the sale of new cars with thermal engine in the European Union starting from 1 January 2035, “ideological rules that cannot be shared on the automotive sector” as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni defined them by comparing them to “self -imposed duties”. “We ask – added Urso at Palazzo Madama – a shock of Dereguulation and we ask for the introduction of the principle of buy European“. The first sector to be affected by the burst of duties on imports decided by the United States, and announced by the US President Donald Trump on April 2, was the automotive with the incoming rate of 25% from the following day. Follow new impositions on other product genres on 5 and 9 April. For May 3, on the other hand, the entry into force of the US tariffs of 25% is scheduled for car components.
Stellantis suspends production
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Meanwhile, two shocks concern Stellantis. The Fitch Evaluation Agency cuts the judgment on the Auto Group passing it from BBB to BBB- outlook (forecast) Stable, or from credit of good quality to minor quality credit. The reasons for the drop, explains the agency, are to be found in the worsening of the market conditions of North America and the increase in the pressure on the costs caused by the duties. In addition, Stellantis will close the Chrysler factory in the Canadian city of Windsor for two weeks to adapt to the high tariffs on cars imposed by the United States. It is one of the three factories that Stellantis has in Canada, where the Pacifica minivan Chrysler and the electric Dodge Charger is produced. “It is one of the actions that we must take immediately to adapt the production,” explains a spokesperson for the company.
Canada replies
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The first country to respond directly to the United States on 25% car duties is precisely the neighbor Canada. The state will in turn impose tariffs at 25% on the imports of American cars that do not fall into the agreement with the United States and Mexico, the so -called Cusma that replaced the NAFTA. Prime Minister Mark Carley announced it.
Toyota does not increase prices
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On the other hand, Toyota, cited directly by Trump in his speech on April 2, does not intend to increase the prices of his vehicles sold in the United States. In 2024 Toyota produced about 3.12 million units in Japan, with over 530,000 cars exported to the United States. The company has made it known that it intends to keep the production and employment levels unchanged.
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