GM’s $5B tariff gut punch shows how painful it will be for U.S. automakers to adapt to Trump’s vision

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General Motors on Thursday became the first U.S. automaker to put a dollar figure on the cost of Trump’s tariffs: $4 billion to $5 billion in 2025.

But the answer to the bigger question—whether these steep penalties will compel GM to move a more meaningful chunk of its vehicle production back to the homeland—remains as vague as ever.