GM exec explains how it beat tariffs in 2025

Tariffs were a major part of the story in 2025 for U.S. automakers like General Motors. The initial 25% duties levied on all automotive and auto parts imports hit each of the Detroit Big 3 automakers differently, since each manufactures a different number of vehicles in the U.S. Ford, for example, builds about 77% of its vehicles in the U.S. GM, meanwhile, imports more vehicles into the U.S. annually than Japanese automaker Toyota. About half of the vehicles it sells in the U.S. come mainly from Korea, C ...