BERLIN, April 7 (Xinhua) -- German luxury carmaker Audi has suspended deliveries of vehicles that arrived at U.S. ports after April 2, in response to a 25-percent tariff introduced by U.S. President Donald Trump.
All affected cars will be withheld from distribution to dealers for the time being, according to the German newspaper Handelsblatt on Monday.
A company spokesperson said more than 37,000 Audi vehicles already in U.S. inventory -- unaffected by the new duties -- remain available for sale. This stock is expected to cover roughly two months of demand in the U.S. market.
The 25-percent auto tariffs, which came into effect on April 2, pose a particular challenge for export-reliant brands like Audi, a Volkswagen subsidiary that has no production facilities in the United States.
