News Summary

• The repeated changes in tariff rates are making both short and long-range planning more challenging for automakers and suppliers.
• “They can only predict so much, and they can only get so much information out of the current administration that's going to help them plan for tomorrow, next week, next month, next year,” said Robert Riley, chief value partner at Honigman LLP.
• To successfully bounce along the waves of policy changes suppliers are asking their customers for greater transparency on contingency plans.