Which UK carmakers will be hit hardest by Trump’s latest import tariffs?

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The UK’s automotive sector describes itself as “the engine room of Britain’s international trade”, boasting how it generates “£1 in every £8 the UK earns from exporting goods”. But the UK’s carmakers – including Jaguar and Land Rover owner JLR, the BMW-owned Rolls-Royce and Mini, and Aston Martin – are weighing up the potential impact of Donald Trump’s planned 25% tariffs on cars imported into the US. The new levies on cars and light trucks are due to take effect on 3 April. Of the nearly 780,000 cars produced in Britain in 2024, eight in 10 were destined for overseas,...