Trump meets with Stellantis chair ahead of auto tariffs going into effect
Trump met Monday at the White House with the chairman of one of the Big 3 automakers just days before he is expected to impose 25% tariffs on all imported cars and auto parts.
John Elkann, the chairman of Stellantis, met with Trump, according to sources familiar with the meeting. One source, without offering additional details or specifics, told ABC News that automakers appear to be "coming to the table."
Stellantis declined to comment on whether Elkann had a meeting with Trump.

On an investor and analyst call last week, Elkann expressed concern over how the auto tariffs would impact the price of cars.
"(It) made a very clear statement about the dialogue ongoing with the Trump administration, and the importance of the competitiveness of the integrated North American automotive sector," Elkann said. "But more importantly, the concern on the affordability of our products, our products made in America, and the implications on demand, on what will this uncertainty mean for demand in the United States of America."
Trump told NBC on Sunday that he "couldn't care less" if prices on foreign cars go up, because he says that Americans will reap the benefits of more production and more jobs in the United States.
-ABC News’ Katherine Faulders and Mary Bruce







