President Trump’s auto tariffs won’t just make buying a car more expensive. They would make simply owning a car more expensive, too. Levies on imported vehicles stand at 25%, and tariffs of the same size are planned for auto parts in early May.

Something major always seems to happen while he is deployed (the transmission dies, a tornado hits the house, we have a family emergency), so having the additional funds on hand would also be nice. We are concerned about how the tariffs on cars will have affected the prices of used vehicles by the time he returns.

Business owners in Solihull say they are nervous about the impact of Donald Trump's automotive tariffs on the town's economy. The US President has placed a 10% tariff on UK goods, but 25% on all imports of cars and car parts.