American Ford has stopped charging SUVs, small trucks and sports cars to China, amid an increase in Chinese anti -customs fees that made cars face taxes of up to 150%.
“We modified exports from the United States to China in light of the current customs duties,” she added in a statement.
This week, the company stopped shipments of F-1550 Raptor, Mustang and Bronco Sports Mental Sports made in Michigan, as well as Lincoln Navigator cars made in Kentucky to China.
This development comes at a time when American car manufacturers are striving to find ways to deal with the customs duties imposed by President Donald Trump and stop their implementation before returning them again, which is expected to affect the profits of automotive companies and similar parts.
As Ford stopped exporting cars to China, the company is expected to continue to export engines and movement of movement made in the United States to China.
It is also expected that the Lincoln Nutelos, which is manufactured in China, is also expected to continue, despite the high customs duties.
Ford is expected to raise the prices of its new cars, although it produces 80% of its cars in the United States.
According to an analysis conducted by the Michigan State Research Center, the US State of Michigan, the fees on the automotive imports will lead to high costs on American companies by about 108 billion dollars this year.
This week, Trump put forward the idea that he is studying the amendment of customs duties related to cars and that it may allow exemptions from the current fees.
