US Automakers Lobbying to Exclude Low-Cost Parts From Tariffs

US automakers are making a last-ditch effort to sway the Trump administration on tariffs set to take effect this week, contending that levies on the thousands of parts they source abroad could have catastrophic effects on the industry.

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SOUTHFIELD, Michigan -

Ford Motor, General Motors and Chrysler parent Stellantis are lobbying the administration to exclude certain low-cost car components from the planned tariffs, according to people familiar with the matter.

Executives had meetings with the White House, the Commerce Department and the Office of the US Trade Representative to discuss the exclusion, the sources said.

President Donald Trump's levies, aimed at bolstering the American auto industry, stand to have ripple effects for the US carmakers that have increasingly turned to low-cost countries for the many parts that make up a modern vehicle.