Tariffs End US Emira shipments?

I've seen reports on FB that Lotus has stopped shipping the Emira to the US because of tariffs. Can anyone confirm with official information from Lotus Cars or their dealership?

 

[gooutnsurf]

I've seen reports on FB that Lotus has stopped shipping the Emira to the US because of tariffs. Can anyone confirm with official information from Lotus Cars or their dealership?

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Yes, see email snip I received last week from my Lotus dealer. .

 

[ShootingSight]

I question this. It looks more like a car dealer trying to move inventory. I have not heard anything official from Lotus, never mind that the dealer sent this before the actual tariffs were announced.

 

[gooutnsurf]

I question this. It looks more like a car dealer trying to move inventory. I have not heard anything official from Lotus, never mind that the dealer sent this before the actual tariffs were announced.

Just sharing what was sent… dealerships are dealerships so you might be correct. I would say it’s a pretty bold statements to make and risky to put out there if untrue.. who knows!

 

[Wiz33]

I question this. It looks more like a car dealer trying to move inventory. I have not heard anything official from Lotus, never mind that the dealer sent this before the actual tariffs were announced.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a64406719/lotus-emira-imports-paused-tariffs/

 

[gooutnsurf]

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a64406719/lotus-emira-imports-paused-tariffs/

Congrats on having your post from a forum referenced in the car and driver article, Wiz. Looks like we bought our Emiras from the same dealer and salesperson and received the same emails.

 

[EspritGuy]

Congrats on having your post from a forum referenced in the car and driver article, Wiz. Looks like we bought our Emiras from the same dealer and salesperson and received the same emails.

Notable.
Anyone think it's odd no other dealer has been so forthright about the situation (as far as I can tell)?
Interesting too that Lotus USA is content to have dealers contend with the matter. Not the best to preserve confidence in the brand.
Meanwhile, I think any Emira still on a dealer lot will remain priced-to-sell versus getting a bump up to clear inventory. The argument will be that the next round will be more costly.
We are a long way from the launch hysteria.

 

[Wiz33]

Congrats on having your post from a forum referenced in the car and driver article, Wiz. Looks like we bought our Emiras from the same dealer and salesperson and received the same emails.

Were you at GGLC last Sunday?

 

[Wiz33]

Notable.
Anyone think it's odd no other dealer has been so forthright about the situation (as far as I can tell)?
Interesting too that Lotus USA is content to have dealers contend with the matter. Not the best to preserve confidence in the brand.
Meanwhile, I think any Emira still on a dealer lot will remain priced-to-sell versus getting a bump up to clear inventory. The argument will be that the next round will be more costly.
We are a long way from the launch hysteria.

Dealer being Dealer, I would not be surprised if they try to squeeze more money out of any remaining FE V6 manual. i4 probably not so much.

 

[gooutnsurf]

Were you at GGLC last Sunday?

I was not.. I haven’t registered or attended an event yet.. on my list to do this year.

 

[MajHall04]

https://www.motor1.com/news/755854/automakers-pause-shipments-to-us/

 

[UCLAFC]

Crossing my fingers the 90 day pause in tariffs includes the 25% on autos from the UK. Can’t find a source that clarifies what this pause does include. Seems like a blanket 10% tariff is still on.

 

[Nick Sticks]

This on off thing for tariffs will not help anyone as it only increases the uncertainty.

 

[MajHall04]

Doesn’t pause the 25% auto tariff.

 

[tvs_1320]

Detroit free press say it does not affect the tariffs on cars/parts.

Tariffs on autos, auto parts remain in place despite Trump's 90-day pause

The president said he'd lower tariffs on countries other than China but it did not apply to industrial sector tariffs like autos.

www.freep.com

 

[jmorrison]

As I understand it, the tarrif in effect applies tonthe goods as they are shipped, in this case as the depart the factory. YMMV.

 

[Biggles of Norwich]

As I understand it, the tarrif in effect applies tonthe goods as they are shipped, in this case as the depart the factory. YMMV.

Don't think so, it's a tariff on imports, so applied at the border.

 

[netsinah]

This on off thing for tariffs will not help anyone as it only increases the uncertainty.

True. Investors who have money run away from uncertainty like a 100 metre sprinter, at the sound of the starter gun. Most others avoid any unnecessary spending, not knowing if their necessary expenses will increase and rob them of disposable income. All this sets the stage for a recession, complete with job layoffs and former trading partners finding new and more stable/dependable economic alliances. Years of economic trust resulting in mutual growth become a meaningless past story, which our grandkids studying for their commerce degrees, might fondly read about in history books. Unravelling 50+ years of North American or world-wide collaboration on auto production, could see us in a whole new world, with no winners, if for no other reason, the increased costs scaring buyers away or penalizing purchasers.

Sorry for this pessimistic dribble, but my conversations with US auto brand dealerships based in Canada, in particular, have an even darker tone. For one example of the hurt already caused to them: I was seriously considering buying a yet-to-be-built Cadillac CT5-V for my winter wheels, but dropped that idea due to the tariff uncertainty and bought a new all-wheel drive Mercedes instead, which was sitting at a dealership. Multiply this by ?X times for the full effect. Like others have said on this Forum, I feel bad for wanna-be Emira owners who now can’t get their cars. Sigh.