Automakers have been quietly absorbing billions in tariff costs, but consumers could soon face a wave of price hikes on new cars and more.

Volkswagen estimates that Trump administration tariffs will cost the company more than $5.7 billion by the end of the year.

General Motors Co. CEO Mary Barra told investors the chip constraints “have the potential to impact production.”

GM had been lobbying to keep EV tax credits in place, and has been trying to make its EVs cheaper to prop up demand.

A Toyota executive said the topic of investment did not come up when Akio Toyoda, the firm’s chairman, spoke with Trump at a U.S. embassy event on October 28.

JLR is slowly resuming operations after the cyberattack forced the U.K.’s largest carmaker to stop making any vehicles for more than five weeks.

The U.S. economy appears to be in decent shape – but there could be some dark clouds massing on the horizon.

Companies seeking to navigate uncertainties arising from the U.S-China trade relationship can take a proactive posture to enhance the competitiveness of domestic production.

While large corporations negotiate directly with carriers using guaranteed monthly volumes, smaller businesses operate in a spot market designed to extract maximum margins from fragmented demand.

Carmakers and their suppliers are holding crisis meetings with government officials to map out contingency plans.