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 2 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence articles, most recently on September 19, 2026.
Coverage
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.
