The leading US auto manufacturer Ford expects US President Donald Trump with a load of $ 1.5 billion-and therefore exposes his forecast for 2025.
The US Autoral Ford is preparing for a billion dollar pollution from President Donald Trump's import duties. The taxes on vehicles and auto parts introduced to the United States are likely to press the adjusted operational result of around $ 1.5 billion this year, as the leading US car manufacturer announced last night after the Aviation conclusion.
Ford boss complains about “huge numbers”
Actually, the tariff Ford will probably cost $ 2.5 billion, as CFO Sherry House said. However, the group assumes that they can compensate for about one billion of them with various measures. Both are “huge numbers,” complained Ford boss Jim Farley.
Ford suffers primarily from the cost of importing vehicles from Mexico and China. The US author gate has set its automobile exports to China – but continues to import vehicles such as the Lincoln Nautilus from the country.
Annual forecast collected
With reference to the uncertainty about Trump's tariffs, the group also collected its annual forecast in the evening. In February, the car manufacturer from Dearborn predicted a profit before interest and taxes of $ 7.0 to $ 8.5 billion for 2025.
Ford executives said that they exposed the company's view until there was more clarity about the effects of US tariffs on cars and auto parts. The group is now looking for quick paths to expand supplies from the USA.
In addition to the tariffs and against tariffs, Ford cited possible interruptions of the supply chain and uncertainty about changes to the emission guidelines on the part of the US government as further “significant industry risks”.
Trump alleviates tariffs
Trump had imposed tariffs from 25 percent on imported cars and components, but last Tuesday signed a decree to mitigate tariffs for US car manufacturers. The arrangement stipulates that car manufacturers have not been burdened several times by “overlapping” tariffs for cars and material such as steel.
In addition, a transition period of two years is planned for manufacturers to move their supply chains back to the USA and reduce the dependency on imports
Ford benefited from Exaggeration effects
In view of the massive increasing costs for the car companies, industry observers are expecting rising prices in the United States. In the past few weeks, US consumers had preferred car buying in the past few weeks to advance the tariffs. In this situation, Ford picked up a discount campaign and was able to win market shares.
For the past quarter, Ford reported on a sunken sales and profit – but far exceeded the expectations of the analysts. The profit per share dropped to 14 cents and was more than 70 percent below the 49 cents of the previous year. However, the result clearly exceeded the market consensus of two cents per share.
Ford share undertaking under pressure
According to the company management, cost and quality improvements contributed to the fact that Ford exceeded expectations. In electric cars, Ford reduced the operational loss to $ 849 million from a good $ 1.3 billion a year ago.
Ford shares fell by 2.3 percent in post-exchangeable trade. However, the paper has now recovered significantly from its low at the beginning of April at 8.44 dollars. At $ 10.17, it recently noted even higher than before the “reciprocal tariffs” “reciprocal”.
