The Detroit News
July 30, 2025
Breana Nobles
The Detroit Three automakers and the United Auto Workers have raised concerns about new U.S. tariff deals with Japan and the European Union, which include rates lower than those for Canada and Mexico. But federal data show duties paid on overall auto imports from the U.S. neighbors are less than the 15% rate President Donald Trump negotiated with Japan and the EU.
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“It’s very early in tariff land,” said Glenn Stevens Jr., executive director of MichAuto, the automotive arm of the Detroit Regional Chamber. “It’s still July. I don’t think we have near representative numbers. There’s been so many reductions, pauses and so many revisions. There are a lot of complicating factors that don’t make it a very clear picture.”