For decades, automotive manufacturers and suppliers built their operations around one fundamental assumption: Global supply chains would continue becoming more efficient, more predictable and more interconnected. That assumption no longer holds.

For decades, automotive manufacturers and suppliers built their operations around one fundamental assumption: Global supply chains would continue becoming more efficient, more predictable and more interconnected. That assumption no longer holds.

As we navigate through 2025, the aerospace sector faces significant changes due to recent tariff implementations and evolving trade agreements.

Midway through 2025, the tariff landscape has shifted from uncertainty to execution. For many manufacturers, the question is no longer “what if” but what now?”

The automotive industry has faced disruptions before — COVID-19, semiconductor shortages, and the rapid shift to EVs — but many experts now warn that rising tariffs could pose the most significant threat yet.