Ten days ago, during a rally in Savannah, Georgia, Republican candidate Donald Trump said that, if he were to win the upcoming presidential elections, he would "put a 100% tariff on every single car coming across the Mexican border." The plan, he claimed, would revive American manufacturing and create jobs, though some critics countered that forcing international automakers to shift production could increase vehicle costs for U.S. consumers.
The announcement comes at a delicate time for relations with Mexico, as the neighboring country has partially blamed the U.S. for the current violence in Sinaloa and drastically increased the presence of Russian diplomats, measures which have provoked heavy criticism from U.S. authorities.
