Detroit Auto Industry Spared From Trump’s Latest Tariff Program

Feb. 21, 2026, 2:13 AM UTC

Detroit’s automakers learned Friday night that they had been spared from tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed after the US Supreme Court struck down most of his global duties.

Trump on Friday night put in place a flat 10% levy on foreign goods that is to take effect on Tuesday. But in a fact sheet, the White House affirmed that passenger vehicles and certain trucks and auto parts would not be subject to the duty.

The American Automotive Policy Council, which represents General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Jeep-maker Stellantis NV, had sent a letter to Trump’s ...

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