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Hey listeners, it's Wednesday, May 7th. I'm Julia Carpenter for the Wall Street Journal.

And this is What's News and Earnings, our look at some of the big themes standing out this

earnings season. Today, we're talking about automakers. It certainly hasn't been a quiet few months

for big automotive companies like Ford, Stalantis, General Motors, and Tesla. They've been the

target of Trump administration tariffs, and the back and forth with the White House has

dominated the news cycle. So, how are the companies responding? And what will it mean for customers?

Ryan Felton covers automotive regulatory issues and the car company Stalantis for the Wall Street Journal.

And he's here to explain all that's happening across the sector.

Ryan, good to see you.

Thanks so much for having me on.

We've now seen earning reports from big automakers like Ford, Tesla, General Motors, Stalantis, all four mentioned tariffs.

Can you tell me more about how executives addressed this concern and talked about what it means for the future?

Hedging is probably the best way to put it.

The major automakers pulled back on their forecast for the rest of the year,

projecting a lot of additional costs in the billions of dollars to compensate for the tariffs and then

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