Automotive Manufacturing
The industry that designs and assembles motor vehicles and parts; a sector facing its own dedicated Section 232 tariffs on autos, engines, parts, trucks and buses in addition to the steel and aluminium it consumes as raw input.
Covered in 10 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence articles, most recently on November 6, 2026.
Coverage
MP Materials Beats Forecasts as Revenue Nearly Triples to $147.6 Million
General Motors is due to begin taking MP's magnets.
US Steel Mills Gain the Upper Hand in 2027 Contract Talks as Supply Stays Tight
Steel-using manufacturers face higher costs next year.
Copper and Nickel Prices Could Double by 2035 as Supply Lags Demand, Coface Says
Manufacturers face higher long-term metal costs.
Hindalco's Novelis Rolls Its First Coil at a $5 Billion Aluminium Plant in Alabama
Carmakers gain a new US source of rolled aluminium.
EU Steel Exports Fall 20% in the First Half as Europe's Mills Run Near Record Lows
EU car output is forecast to fall a further 0.9% in 2026.
Vedanta Aluminium Makes a Record 649,000 Tonnes in Q2 as Alumina Output Jumps 37%
More value-added aluminium is available for Asian carmakers.
UK Backs a £43 Million Cornwall Project to Pull Lithium From Geothermal Brine by 2029
A home supply chain helps UK car plants meet their electric vehicle plans.
State-Owned Investor Takes Control of China's Huayang Group in a €724 Million Die-Casting Deal
Huayang's die-casting division continues to supply transmission and braking components alongside its faster-growing EV and AI-related product lines.
Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Hold at 50% as Copper's Rate Gets Cut Under Trump's Expanding Metal Tariff Program
Autos, auto parts, trucks and buses all carry their own Section 232 tariffs (25% on imported cars/engines/parts, 25% on medium/heavy trucks), stacking on top of steel and aluminum input costs for vehicle makers sourcing components from Mexico, Canada or China.
Alcoa Says Cutting Canada Tariffs Alone Won't Flatten the US Aluminium Premium
Automakers are heavy buyers of US-delivered aluminium for vehicle bodies, and a Midwest premium that stays elevated regardless of a Canada tariff fix keeps their input costs higher than a full tariff resolution would suggest.
