Americans may lose access to new Jaguar models amid Trump tariffs
Jaguar I-Pace electric SUV (Photo: Jaguar)
UK automaker Jaguar Land Rover is suspending shipments of its vehicles to the United States after President Donald Trump imposed a 25% tariff, CNN and Bloomberg report.
A company spokesperson said that JLR is halting vehicle exports this month as it searches for ways to navigate the new trade conditions.
"The USA is an important market for JLR's luxury brands. As we work to address the new trading terms with our business partners, we are enacting our short-term actions including a shipment pause in April, as we develop our mid-to longer-term plans," a company spokesperson CNN.
According to the company's website, Jaguar Land Rover, which is owned by India's Tata Motors, has over 200 dealerships in the United States.
The report also states that JLR sold 430,000 vehicles in the 12 months leading up to March 2024, with nearly a quarter of those sales coming from North America.
The tariffs, which apply to all vehicles assembled outside the US, took effect on Thursday as part of the Trump administration's efforts to bring back jobs in America's manufacturing sector.
Not just Jaguar's response
Earlier, the reports revealed that Volkswagen also decided to stop shipping vehicles to the US that were assembled in Mexico. The automaker is trying to avoid the consequences of the new US tariffs.
Furthermore, in response to Trump's tariffs, Canada is imposing a 25% tariff on vehicles imported from the United States that do not comply with the CUSMA (Canada-US-Mexico Agreement) free trade deal. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the move.
