President Trump has long argued that the tariffs he imposed on imported goods would ultimately benefit the United States, suggesting that most companies would prefer to manufacture their products locally rather than raise prices significantly. In some cases, he might actually be onto something. The VW Group, for example, is reportedly in talks with the Trump administration about just that.
The key player in this discussion is Audi, a brand that, unlike Volkswagen, doesn’t have a US plant. As a result, it imports most of its cars from Europe, except for its best-seller, the Q5, which is built in Mexico and now faces crushing tariffs . However, that could change, as revealed by the group’s CEO, Oliver Blume.
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