I don’t know how to break (brake?) this to you, but President Donald Trump’s tariffs on important vehicles and parts is not going to be fun.
You probably already knew this.
Of course you’re gonna face increased vehicle prices, with estimates suggesting hikes ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 per vehicle.
This surge has prompted many to get moving on purchases to avoid the impending costs.
It’s … gonna kinda suck. Long story short? If your next ride’s foreign or even partly foreign, your wallet’s gonna feel these tariffs. Even U.S.-built cars rely heavily on global supply chains, so no one’s fully safe from the price hikes.
In any case, here are 36 cars to purchase before tariffs start kicking in.
Acura
The majority of Acura’s lineup is assembled in the United States, though the new ADX SUV is built in Mexico.
Audi
Audi’s entire lineup will be subject to the new 25% tariffs. The A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, and A8 lineups are all built in Germany along with their performance submodels. As are the Q4 and Q6 e-tron lineups and the e-tron GT. The Q3 is built in Hungary, the Q5 in Mexico, and the Q7 and Q8 in Slovakia. The Q8 e-tron and SQ8 e-tron lineups are built in Belgium.
Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo’s full lineup is built in Italy and will be subject to increased tariffs.
Aston Martin
Aston Martin builds all of its vehicles in the United Kingdom, meaning the full lineup will be affected by the new tariffs.
Bentley
Bentley’s full lineup is built in the United Kingdom and will be subject to the new tariffs.
BMW
The BMW 2-series coupe, M2, and 3-series sedan are built in Mexico. The company has promised to absorb the increased cost of tariffs on those models through May 1. The 2-series Gran Coupe, 4-series, i4, 5-series, i5, 7-series, i7, 8-series, 8-series Gran Coupe, iX, M3, M4, M5, M8, X1, and X2 are all built in Germany. The Z4 is built in Austria. The company builds most of its SUVs in the United States, meaning the X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, and XM won’t be subject to 25%t tariffs, though their prices will likely still rise because each uses parts imported from outside the United States.
Buick
The Buick Enclave is built in the United States, though the rest of Buick’s lineup, including the Encore GX, Envision, and Envista, are built elsewhere and will be affected by tariffs.
Cadillac
The Cadillac Optiq is built in Mexico, though the rest of Caddy’s lineup rolls off U.S. production lines.
Chevrolet
Chevy builds the Blazer, Blazer EV, Equinox, and Equinox EV in Mexico. The Trax and Trailblazer are assembled in Korea and the Silverado pickup truck is built in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. The rest of Chevy’s lineup is built entirely in the United States.
Chrysler
Chrysler builds the Pacifica and Voyager vans in Canada, meaning both vans will become more expensive.
Dodge
Dodge builds the Charger Daytona EV and will soon build the Charger Sixpack at its production facility in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The Hornet SUV is built in Italy, and the Durango SUV is built in Detroit.
Ferrari
Ferrari builds its cars exclusively in Maranello, Italy, meaning they will be subject to the new tariffs.
Fiat
Fiat builds the 500e in Torino, Italy.
Ford
Ford builds the Bronco, Escape, Expedition, Explorer, F-150, F-150 Lightning, Mustang, and Ranger in the United States. The Bronco Sport, Maverick, and Mustang Mach-E are built in Mexico.
GMC
GMC builds the Terrain SUV and some Sierra pickup trucks in Mexico. The rest of its lineup is built in the United States.
Genesis
Hyundai builds the GV70 and GV70 EV in the United States. The rest of its lineup is imported from Korea.
Honda
Honda builds the Accord, Odyssey, Passport, Pilot, and Ridgeline in the United States. The Civic Type R hatchback is imported from Japan, with the rest of the Civic lineup’s production split between the U.S. and Canada. The CR-V lineup is similarly split between the U.S. and Canada.
Hyundai
Hyundai builds the Ioniq 5, Santa Cruz, and Santa Fe in the United States. Tucson production is split between the U.S. and Mexico. The rest of Hyundai’s lineup is imported from Korea.
Ineos
Ineos imports both the Grenadier and Grenadier Quartermaster from outside the United States.
Infiniti
Infiniti builds the QX50 and QX55 in Mexico, the QX60 in the United States, and the QX80 in Japan.
Jaguar
Jaguar’s 2025 lineup consists solely of the F-Pace SUV, which is imported from the United Kingdom.
Jeep
Jeep builds the Compass and Wagoneer S in Mexico. It also has plans to build the upcoming Recon EV in Mexico. The rest of Jeep’s lineup is scattered throughout the United States.
Kia
Kia builds the EV6, EV9, nonhybrid Sorento, some nonhybrid Sportages, and the Telluride in the United States. The Carnival, K5, Niro lineup, Seltos, Sorento Hybrid, Sorento Plug-In Hybrid, Soul, some internal-combustion Sportage models, the Sportage Hybrid, and Sportage Plug-In Hybrid are all built in Korea. The K4 is built in Mexico.
Lamborghini
Lamborghini’s full lineup will be subject to increased tariffs as the company produces all of its vehicles in Italy.
Land Rover
Land Rover imports the Defender and Discovery from Slovakia and the rest of its lineup from the United Kingdom, meaning each of its cars will be subject to the increased tariffs.
Lexus
=Lexus builds ES and TX models in the United States. The IS, GX, LC, LS, LX, NX, RC, RZ, and UX models are built in Japan. The plug-in hybrid RX450+ is also built in Japan while the rest of the RX lineup and some NX models are built in Canada.
Lincoln
Lincoln builds the Aviator, Corsair, and Navigator in the United States but imports the Nautilus from China.
Mazda
The only cars Mazda currently builds in the United States are the CX-50 and CX-50 Hybrid. The CX-30 and some Mazda 3s are imported from Mexico, while the CX-5, CX-70, CX-90, some other Mazda 3s, and the MX-5 Miata are all imported from Japan.
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes builds the EQE SUV, EQS SUV, GLE, and GLS lineups in the United States. The C-class is imported from South Africa, and the CLA and EQB are imported from Hungary. The G-class is built in Austria, and the GLB in Mexico. Final assembly for the rest of Merc’s lineup takes place in Germany.
Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi builds all of its models for the U.S. market in Japan, meaning the full lineup will be impacted by the increased tariffs.
Nissan
Nissan builds the Altima, Frontier, Leaf, Murano, Pathfinder, and some Rogues in the United States. The Ariya, Armada, Z, and the remaining Rogues are built in Japan, with the Kicks, Sentra, and Versa imported from Mexico.
Porsche
Porsche imports all of its models from outside of the United States, with production split between Germany and Slovakia.
Rolls-Royce
All Rolls-Royce models are assembled in the manufacturer’s home United Kingdom, meaning they will be subject to increased tariffs.
Toyota
Toyota builds the Camry, Corolla, Corolla Cross, Grand Highlander, Highlander, Sequoia, Sienna, and Tundra in the United States. The Tacoma is built in Mexico, and the Supra is built in Austria. RAV4 production is split between the U.S., Canada, and Japan. The rest of Toyota’s lineup is built in Japan.
Volkswagen
Volkswagen builds the Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport, and ID.4 in the United States. The Jetta, Taos, and Tiguan are built in Mexico, leaving the Golf and ID.Buzz to be imported from Germany.
Volvo
Volvo builds the EX90 and S60 in the United States. The EC40, EX40, V60 Cross Country, and XC40 are imported from Belgium, with the S90 coming in from China. The new EX30 is currently built in China, but Volvo plans to shift production for the U.S. market to Belgium. The rest of Volvo’s lineup is built in Sweden.
