“After months of daily conversations with stakeholders at every level of our automotive industry, MichAuto maintains that automotive-related tariffs, which are now stacking on multiple fronts, will increase input costs and hinder operating feasibility for Michigan companies and those across the country.

Most concerning is the prospect of a significant rise in the price of vehicles for sale — prices that will reduce demand and hurt the automotive industry and its workforce, all of which have an outsized impact on Michigan’s economy.

While USMCA-compliant goods remain exempt for now, MichAuto continues to support an expeditious reopening of the agreement ahead of its previously planned 2026 renegotiation.

Michigan, the Great Lakes region, which includes Ontario and Quebec, and the entire USMCA region must work in concert with one another to be globally competitive in cost, labor, quality, and prices for the consumer. The automotive industry is a worldwide industry, and together we must be able to compete effectively on the global stage.”