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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rhian Lubin

Ford CEO warns Trump tariffs threaten to ‘blow a hole’ in US auto industry

The CEO of the Ford Motor Company has warned that President Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten to “blow a hole” in the U.S. auto manufacturing industry.

Jim Farley spoke out this week about the 25 percent across-the-board trade tariffs looming for Mexican and Canadian imports to the U.S., including for steel and aluminum, and warned that it could trigger major job losses in Trump-voting states.

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