The reprieve applies to cars from Canada and Mexico that comply with the free-trade deal between those two countries and the U.S.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt noted that Trump told Ford, General Motors and Stellantis to “start investing, start moving, shift production here.” It’s just not that simple.

Shares of General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis climbed on Wednesday after a report suggested that the Trump admin may delay auto tariffs.

OTTAWA — The White House announced on Wednesday that the U.S. was providing a one-month exemption to automobiles covered by a free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico from the 25 per cent tariffs he slapped on both countries.

The White House on Wednesday announced a one-month tariff exemption for automakers after President Donald Trump spoke a day earlier with heads of General Motors, Ford Motor and Stellantis. Automakers have urged Trump to waive 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada on vehicles that comply with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s rules of origin.

U.S. automakers are getting a one-month exemption from the Trump administration’s tariffs that went into effect Tuesday.

The announcement came one day after Trump imposed 25% taxes — or tariffs — on Mexican and Canadian imports, which experts worried would hamstring Michigan's auto industry.

The president said he would pause a 25 percent tariff on cars coming from Canada and Mexico under a trade pact for one month, while other levies stay in place.

President Donald Trump on Thursday paused tariffs on some products from Mexico and Canada, temporarily withdrawing major portions of a policy issued two days earlier. The one-month exemption will lift tariffs for all Canadian and Mexican goods compliant with United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement,

The Dow rallied on Wednesday after the White House confirmed automakers would be exempted from tariffs on Mexico and Canada for a month. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said General Motors,

President Trump is granting automakers a one-month exemption from tariffs he imposed on Mexico and Canada, the White House said Wednesday. "The president is happy to do it," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.