Trump's 25% auto tariffs: Price cuts and 'safe mode' - how Southeast Asia players might ride out turbulence

Mădălin Mihai

As the region prepares for a potentially "painful adjustment", Asia's automakers could focus more on domestic and regional markets to reduce their exposure to the US, say experts. BANGKOK/KUALA LUMPUR: “Great uncertainty” has gripped Asia’s automakers, meaning a likely short-term scenario is that companies will consolidate their existing business activities and relationships and take fewer risks, experts told CNA. They added that global economic headwinds and stale domestic demand for cars