How 25% Trump Tariffs Will Affect Hyundai

• A new 25 percent tariff will be applied to all vehicles and auto parts imported into the United States from any country
• Hyundai makes the Ioniq 5, Santa Cruz, and Santa Fe in the United States.
• Every 2025 model sold in the U.S. gets some of its parts from outside the country

25% Trump Tariffs

Since going back and forth on subjecting all goods (including cars and car parts) from Canada and Mexico to 25 percent tariffs, the White House has just recently announced a new 25 percent tariff will be applied to all vehicles and auto parts imported into the United States from any country. Although this potential change from these tariffs will increase domestic auto production, the truth is that new factories take years of planning to build and cost billions of dollars.

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Almost half of all cars sold in the United States each year are imported and close to 60% of car parts are imported before being assembled in the U.S. These new tariffs will give much larger price tags to consumers for the same product. Most imports come from Mexico and Canada, with some covered under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) that was signed in 2019. According to the Department of Transportation’s American Automobile Labeling Act data, every 2025 model sold in the U.S. gets at least 15 percent of its parts from outside the country.

Hyundai builds the Ioniq 5, Santa Cruz, and Santa Fe in the United States, while production of the Hyundai Tucson is split between the U.S. and Mexico. The rest of Hyundai’s lineup is imported from Korea.