White House Announces 1-Month Tariff Delay for Automakers

Automakers will be exempted from tariffs on Canada and Mexico for one month. The request was made by the leaders of Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis.

A car hauler heads across the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor, Canada, and Detroit on the first day of President Donald Trump's new 25 percent tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico on March 4, 2025. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

The Trump administration is giving automakers a one-month exemption on tariffs imposed on Mexico and Canada, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on March 5.

Leavitt announced the pause during a news briefing after confirming that worldwide reciprocal tariffs would still go into effect early next month.