Mercedes Shifts Production to U.S. Amid Tariff Woes
May 1, 2025, 2:21 pm
Facing escalating tariffs, Mercedes-Benz is shifting production of a key model to the U.S. in a strategic bid to keep costs in check. In an industry where every cent matters, this move underlines how trade policies can force even luxury automakers to get creative—an unexpected twist in high-stakes corporate chess.
The shift suggests that Trump’s campaign to bring more manufacturing to the U.S. by imposing new tariffs is having some success
(Bloomberg) — Mercedes-Benz Group AG plans to move production of another vehicle to the U.S. as President Donald Trump’s tariffs raise costs and threaten to make imported cars uncompetitive. The German automaker said in a statement that it will shift assembly of a “core segment vehicle” to its…
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