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In our opinion: Tariff-avoidance strategies work for automakers, but suppliers may not survive

Chevrolet and Volvo vehicles at the Dundalk Marine Terminal at the Port of Baltimore
Automakers have employed creative and prudent strategies to decrease the impact of President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs. (BLOOMBERG)
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March 19, 2025 04:51 PM

Automakers have begun adjusting their production plans and finding workarounds in an attempt to avoid the tariffs that President Donald Trump seems determined to impose on any and all goods imported into the United States.

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