Auto sales surged during March in anticipation of Trump’s tariffs

The auto industry witnessed a different kind of March madness last month as buyers flocked to dealerships to lock in deals before President Donald Trump’s auto tariffs lift prices by thousands of dollars, several carmakers said.

“This past weekend was by far the best weekend I’ve seen in a very long time,” Randy Parker, CEO of Hyundai Motor North America, told reporters Tuesday. The company reported a 13% increase in March sales on Monday compared with a year earlier.

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