The US president-elect's import taxes may be just talk until he takes office - but they are having an impact anyway.

If 25 percent tariffs are slapped on imports from Mexico and Canada, vehicles made there by GM, Ford, and Stellantis would get more expensive.

President-elect Donald Trump is proposing sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office. Here's why.

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US President-elect Donald Trump says Jamieson Greer will be his trade representative after he takes office on 20 January 2025. The announcement came after Trump threatened new tariffs - which are taxes on imported items - on China,

While the announcement is almost certainly bluster to bring attention to illegal immigration and fentanyl smuggling, there are several reasons why it is so risky.

Economists and industry officials say companies would have little choice but to pass along the added costs, dramatically raising prices for goods.

With a Monday evening promise on Truth Social that his incoming administration will slap 25 percent tariffs on all goods from Canada and Mexico — as well as increasing already existing tariffs on China — Trump sent reporters (and investors,