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Trucks carrying cars queue in front of the Otay Mesa border crossing in Tijuana.
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Shares of the largest U.S. automakers dropped in premarket trading Friday after President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will impose a 5% tariff on goods imported from Mexico on June 10.
General Motors was hit the worst, down 5.5% in premarket trading Friday. Ford lost 4% while Fiat Chrysler dropped more than 5%.
“Automakers may indeed see large financial impact and uncertainty from the tariffs, as all major OEMs import a considerable portion of the vehicles they sell in the US from Mexico,” Deutsche Bank said.
The big three automakers each have billions of dollars at stake due both production and suppliers in Mexico. According to Deutsche Bank, GM and Fiat Chrysler import 29% and 24%, respectively, of the total parts for its cars and trucks from Mexico. Ford has the second highest total imported vehicles from Mexico at 17%, Deutsche said.
Deutsche Bank also warned that U.S. investors may be surprised the amount of full-size pickup trucks and parts that are imported from Mexico. For example, 41% of the nearly 586,000 GM Silverado trucks sold in the U.S. are made in Mexico, Deutsche said.
“The suddenly renewed potential for tariffs on goods from Mexico revives a risk many believed was largely behind us,” Citi Research said in a note to investors. “This new uncertainty is a clear negative for auto stocks and we expect pressure pending further clarity as to how this will play out.”
Both Citi and Deutsche pointed to the host of auto industry suppliers at risk, as well. The U.S. suppliers at risk to tariffs on Mexico include Aptiv, Adient, Dana, Lear, Visteon, Goodyear Tire & Rubber and BorgWarner, the firms said.
In the scenario where Trump follows through with his threat to raise Mexico tariffs to 25% in the coming months, Deutsche Bank also estimated the profit each of the big three automakers would lose. The firm said the EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) hit for a 25% tariff would be $6.3 billion for GM, $3.3 billion for Ford and $4.8 billion for Fiat Chrysler.
