Tesla plans to increase the production of semi -electric trucks in 2026 and expedite the long -term delivery to customers, including Pepsi.In the United States, President Donald Trump was suspended Tesla’s plan to ship the components from China for cybercabs and semi -electric trucks in the United States after raising tariffs on Chinese goods amidst a trade war.
This step can disrupt Tesla’s plan to start mass production of much -awaited models, which its CEO Alone Musk is avoiding investors as the major innovations that give American Automekar’s growth speed.
Tesla was ready to absorb additional costs when Trump imposed 34% tariff on Chinese goods, but could not do when the tariff went beyond that, suspended shipping plans, said the person who refused to be private.
Trump increased the additional tariff by 84%on 9 April and has since increased by 125%, leading to 145%of the total tariffs on the Chinese goods exported to the US to 145%.
The company was scheduled to obtain component shipments in the coming months, with the target of starting testing production of two models in October and starting mass production in 2026, the individual said that cybercabs are to be produced in Texas and Semi in Nevada.
It was not clear how long the suspension would last.
Tesla has been increasing the ratio of parts obtained from North America for its American factories in view of a potential American tariff on China for the last two years, the source and another person said.
Speaking at the White House on Monday, Trump said he was considering amendment of 25% tariffs on foreign auto and auto parts from Mexico, Canada and other places. They can increase the cost of a car up to thousands of dollars, and Trump said that car companies need “a little time because they are going to make them here.”
Tesla did not respond to the requests for comments.
Tesla is demanding approval from the state governments as it plans to roll a robotaxi service with a cybercab’s fleet. It unveiled a robotaxi concept in October that had no steering wheel or control paddle and promised to start the construction of a two-day model by 2026, which was at a price of less than $ 30,000.
Tesla plans to increase the production of semi -electric trucks in 2026 and expedite the long -term delivery to customers, including Pepsi.
Impact on major commercial plans for Tesla reflected that Trump’s tariffs, which were to promote us local manufacturing, hurt his political ally Musk, who repeatedly said on X on his social media post that he supported free trade and objected to tariffs.
The White House says Musk has been tasked to oversee the American bureaucracy overhaul, which has abolished the jobs of thousands of government employees.
The Washington Post reported last week that Musk, who posted a video, depicts that it requires a global supply chain to make it a pencil, Trump was individual appeal to Trump to reverse the new tariff worldwide.
Tesla has also stopped taking new orders for model S and Model X as China has tariffs 125% tariffs on American goods.
S&P said in a report in February that the US in recent years calculated about 15% -20% of the price of export of Chinese auto components.
