Jaguar Land Rover Automotive has halted shipments to the US due to a 25% import tax imposed by the Trump administration. The company, one of the UK’s largest carmakers, has announced that it has decided not to ship vehicles to the US for the month of April.

Jaguar Land Rover has suspended US shipments

The company explained this as a precautionary measure while evaluating new trade conditions. The newly introduced tariffs could increase vehicle prices by between $5,000 and $10,000, especially in the US market.

This increase will have a serious impact not only on consumers but also on manufacturers. Jaguar Land Rover exports about a quarter of its 400,000 vehicles to the US market each year. Experts say the company’s current vehicle inventory is sufficient to meet about two months of demand.

If shipments resume, it will take around 21 days for the new vehicles to reach the US. This delay could lead to stock shortages in dealer networks as demand increases in the summer months.

This decision by Jaguar Land Rover stands out as an example of the reactions to the Trump administration’s trade policies. In the same week, Nintendo also announced that it was postponing US pre-orders for its Switch 2 game console.

We can say that these decisions are a sign of a major change that will affect world trade. The US’s new trade policies could negatively affect not only the automotive and electronics sectors, but also broader industries such as clothing.

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