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International car manufacturers are rushing with the shipping of vehicles and basic components in the US to be in front of the next round of Tariff President Donald Trump, who threaten to break through the desolation of car chains of supply.
In response to car manufacturers’ demands, car ships were sent to Asia and Europe in the middle of the plans for transferring “thousands” of more vehicles than usual, according to US officials.
Lasse Kristofffersen, executive director of the leading line for the vehicle, Wallenius Wilhelmsen, told the Financial Times that “there were” more “more than we were able to take from our customers.”
The company added the capacity to resolve demand, he said, adding that the increase would be greater if there was no lack of industry of the car vessel.
Trump said that “Reciprocal” tariffs At US trade partners, he will enter into force on April 2.
South Korean car manufacturers Hyundai and Kia were among those trying to deliver more vehicles in the US before the new tariff Deadline, according to the Second Executive Director. Hyundai refused to comment on his strategy, but he said: “We are continuously optimizing our plans for the shipment to adapt to market conditions.”
An official of a German car manufacturer said he delivered more vehicles from Europe to the United States to deal with the threat of tariff.
Rush led to an increase in vehicles from the EU in the US in February, while those from Japan increased 14 percent. Shipments from South Korea to North America rose 15 percent.
Stian Omli, older Vice President of Esgiana, a platform supervised by car carriers, said there was a “noticeable rise” in the vessels that started from Europe to the United States.
“We see an increase from Europe and we will probably see an increase from East Asia soon,” he said, adding that vessels are needed to complete their trip to count. “There are many car carriers reporting to go to the US, which is a clear indicator of increased activity.”
Businesses that produce cars and components in Mexico and Canada are also preparing for imports of imports to the US. Honda tries to transfer shipments from these two countries, while Chrysler and owner Jeep Stellantis said that supplies were transferred across the border to its American plants and products more vehicles during one -month hiatus.
“When you look at the vehicles we produce in Canada and Mexico, we currently have a pretty good offer on the field with our merchants, probably 70 to 80 days of most of these units,” said Doug Ostermann, the Central Director of Stellatis, at a conference on Tuesday.
Another executive director of the logistics operating in the car supply chain said that the manufacturers of electronic goods used in cars like a stereo system “wanted more stock in the USA”.
The approach, however, is not uniform throughout the industry. Toyota said that “it does not increase the import of vehicles to the United States from Japan (or from other countries) in anticipation of possible future tariffs,” while two Japanese car carriers have reported to a little change in demand.
While a 30 -day delay was given to Tarife car manufacturers extra time to ship the inventory in the United States, Cody Lusk, Executive Director of the American International Car dealers’ Association, said that greater uncertainty lasted how much tariffs would last and to which it would ultimately relate.
“We all wait to see,” Lusk said. “Is every country treated differently? Are they all the same?”
Kristoffersen Wallenius Wilhelmsen said: “The bigger question is how it will affect the car trade over time … Customers are very uncertain in which direction it will go.”
Additional Claire Bushey reporting in Chicago and Patricia Nilsson in Frankfurt
