Automakers Are Scrambling Ahead of Trump’s Tariffs

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🗓️ 19 February 2025

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P.M. Edition for Feb. 19. Overseas automakers were counting on the U.S. market to keep their business humming; now, proposed tariffs could threaten it. WSJ European autos reporter Stephen Wilmot joins to talk about how car companies are preparing. Plus, startup data company Crunchbase is launching an AI-powered prediction tool. Belle Lin, who covers AI and enterprise technology for WSJ, talks about what could make that useful to investors. And President Trump trades barbs with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Alex Ossola hosts. Listen to “The Unraveling of Trevor Milton” on the Bad Bets podcast. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by Northern Trust Wealth Management.
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0:32.1	President Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy trade barbs in a growing rift between the U.S. and Ukraine.
0:38.8	Plus, global automakers are scrambling ahead of Trump's proposed tariffs.
0:43.5	The whole thing is so uncertain that they would be very reluctant to invest purely on the basis
0:48.3	of tariffs alone. That said, the U.S. is a very important market for them, and they've been
0:52.7	investing in it for decades.
0:54.5	And can AI predict the next big IPO? A data company thinks so.
0:59.7	It's Wednesday, February 19th.
1:02.2	I'm Alex Sosela for the Wall Street Journal.
1:04.5	This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
1:15.6	Thank you. the top headlines and business stories that move the world today. First, in international news, President Trump has stepped up attacks on Volodomir Zelensky,
1:21.4	calling the Ukrainian president a, quote, dictator without elections.
1:25.6	The comments come after Zelensky said Trump was repeating Russian
1:28.7	propaganda points. The exchange marks a significant escalation in a feud that could complicate
1:33.9	efforts to end the war. Yesterday, Trump accused Zelensky of starting the war in Ukraine,
1:39.1	which began after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a large-scale invasion of the country
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