(Reuters) -Ford Motor has halted shipments of its SUVs, pick-up trucks and sports cars to China in the wake of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The company this week halted shipments of its F-150 Raptors, Mustangs and Michigan-built Bronco SUVs as well as Kentucky-made Lincoln Navigators to China, the report said.
China’s retaliatory tariffs in response to U.S. import taxes have seen these vehicles face a tariff as high as 150%.
The automaker did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
The development comes as U.S. automakers scramble to find ways to tackle Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs, which are expected to dent profits of carmakers and parts suppliers likewise.
Ford also exports U.S.-built engines and transmissions to China, which the report says will continue despite the pause on exports of assembled vehicles.
Its Lincoln Nautilus model, which is manufactured in China, is also expected to have continued shipments, despite heavy tariffs, the report added.
(Reporting by Abhinav Parmar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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