Top 4 vulnerable auto stocks to sell after Trump’s pre-Liberation Day tariffs

Auto stocks have remained under pressure after Donald Trump announced new tariffs on the industry. All cars entering the US from friendly and foe countries will receive a 25% tariff, a move that will hurt most companies. This article highlights some of the top automobile stocks to sell because of these tariffs.

Top auto stocks to sell after Trump’s tariffs

Porsche, Nissan, and Stellantis are some of the top stocks to sell after Donald Trump launched new tariffs. 

Porsche 

Porsche is a top German automobile company partially owned by the Volkswagen Group. It focuses on premium vehicles that have become highly popular in the United States, its only market where it is growing. The US has now overtaken China as its most important market, meaning that tariffs may have a profound effect.

These tariffs are coming at a difficult time for Porsche, whose stock price has crashed by over 56% from its all-time high and now sits at an all-time low. Its Chinese business is facing major challenges as deliveries tumbled by 28% last year. 

Most importantly, the Chinese market is being disrupted by companies like Nio, BYD, Li Auto, Lotus, and Polestar. Its entry into the electric vehicle industry has not been successful.

Therefore, there is a risk that the Porsche stock price will continue falling in the coming months as these challenges rise.

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Nissan

Nissan is one of the top auto stocks to sell after Donald Trump implemented new tariffs on the auto industry. That’s because Nissan is already going through financial difficulty that have seen its debtload surge. Just recently, Nissan was about to merge with Honda. 

Nissan is a big player in the US auto industry. It sold over 8924,000 units in 2024, mostly Rogue and Sentra. While Nissan maintains plants in the US, it also brings in a lot of vehicles from Japan. It also ships most of the parts to its assembly plants from Japan. 

Therefore, Nissan stock is a sell because these tariffs will worsen a bad situation. This explains why its stock has crashed by over 50% from its highest point this year.

Stellantis

Stellantis is another top auto stocks to sell, because of its large presence in the United States and because of its ongoing challenges. The Stellantis stock price has crashed by over 50% from its all-time high, and is hovering near its lowest level since November 2022.

The company sold over 1.3 million vehicles in the US in 2024. Most of these vehicles were Jeep, Dodge, and Chrysler. It manufactures its vehicles in the US, Canada, and Mexico. This means that the company’s exports to the US will have tariffs, which will affect its growth.

On top of this, like Nissan, Stellantis is facing major challenges as its sales slow across all its regions. Its brands are also seeing substantial challenges because of many years of underinvestment.

General Motors (GM)

GM is another top auto stock to sell because of its large plants in other countries. It has several plants in Mexico, making brands like Chevrolet and Silverado. It normally imports about 52.7% of all its vehicles sold in the US from Mexico. GM also has plants in other countries like Canada, South Korea, and China.

On top of this, GM will also see the US business cost rise because of all these tariffs on parts. Therefore, the stock, which has crashed by over 16% from its highest level this year, could get worse.

Other auto stocks that will suffer from these tariffs are the likes of Ford, Hyundai, Volkswagen, and Mercedes-Benz.

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