![]() It's still unclear how much would be accomplished by removing the tariff. The company also exports certain models from Germany to China. ![]() It can't be assumed that BMW's cars made in America fill in the gap between those two figures. Its plant in Shenyang, China, produced 305,000 autos that same year, according to the company's most recent annual report. Mercedes sold 170,000 cars in China between January and March, and more than two-thirds of which were cars made in China, according to a press release last week.īMW sold 517,000 cars in China in 2016. But even the German car companies make the majority of their cars sold to Chinese customers in China. A Mercedes spokesperson said the majority of the SUVs it produces in Alabama are exported around the world, but declined to provide China-specific data.Īs major auto exporters with US operations, BMW and Mercedes would benefit more from China lowering its tariff than the iconic American automakers. BMW didn't respond to a request for that information. It's unclear how many cars made in Spartanburg go to China. But they too make cars in China.īMW is the largest auto exporter in the United States by value with its plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, according to the automaker. The US factories for BMW and Mercedes could be the big winners if the tariff is pulled. German automakers with US factories actually stand to gain the most By the way, Japanese automakers like Toyota and Honda follow the same principle: They make most of the cars they sell to US customers in North America. That's one reason why Ford and GM build cars in China, rather than ship them from America. The bottom line: It's more cost effective to make cars in a region where they will be sold. But those models make up a small share of overall sales in China. GM and Ford do export certain models from the United States to China, such as the Ford F150 Raptor. ![]() ![]() The 25% tariff doesn't apply to cars made in China.įrom January to October last year, Ford sold 939,000 cars in China, but only 2% of those were imported, according to the company's most recent report on China. Both Ford and GM manufacture the majority of their cars sold to Chinese customers in China. That means Ford and GM partner with Chinese firms to make and sell cars.Ĭhina is GM's biggest market and has been for six years straight, according to the company. Most of the cars sold in China by iconic US automakers are made in ChinaĪmerica's most iconic automakers, such as Ford and General Motors, already make cars in China for Chinese customers in joint-venture factories. The United States imported $1.6 billion in new and used cars made in China last year, roughly six times less than US auto industry exports to China, according to the Census Bureau. In reality, the tariffs haven't stopped automakers in the United States from shipping cars to China. His argument is that the playing field isn't level. President Donald Trump often mentions that the United States has only a 2.5% tariff on Chinese cars imports. ![]()
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