Jaguar Land Rover suspends his exports to the United States

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British automaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) announced on Saturday, a “break” of all its deliveries to the United States following the new customs tariffs imposed by Washington. This break will allow the company to “take into account new commercial conditions”, said JLR in a press release.

The United States is an “important market for JLR luxury brands,” added the company, noting, however, that it would take short-term measures. The manufacturer based in Coventry, center of England, will continue in parallel to “developing its medium and long term plans” in the face of this new reality, said the same source.

On April 3, a first wave of customs duties of 25% on car imports entered into force in the United States, while import taxes on automotive parts should follow next month.

Distinct customs duties of 10% are taxed on all other British imports and higher rates will be applied to other major economies, as part of a series of measures announced by US President Donald Trump. These measures have fallen the world’s supply chains. In the year ending in September 2024, exports of British cars to the United States amounted to 8.3 billion pounds Sterling, according to the British Ministry of Foreign Trade.

On Thursday, the United Kingdom announced the launch of a consultation with its companies on the potential implications of any retaliatory measure in response to customs duties of 10 % imposed by the United States. However, British trade minister Jonathan Reynolds said he was convinced that the best way to economic stability is “a negotiated agreement with the United States”.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will examine this weekend with other world leaders the answer to new customs rights. While excluding “engaging in a trade war”, he said that “all the options remain on the table”.