The 25 percent levies threaten automakers that are navigating Brexit, a shift to electric vehicles and other obstacles.

The 25 percent tariffs imposed by President Trump on imported cars have added to the pressures on vehicle manufacturers around the world, but the pain could be particularly acute in Britain’s venerable but flagging auto industry.

Britain exports more than 70 percent of the cars that it makes. In 2024, it sent about 101,000 of those vehicles — about 17 percent of car exports, worth 7.6 billion pounds (about $10.1 billion) — to the United States, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, an industry group. Tariffs now threaten to close what had been one of Britain’s largest markets.

Over the decades, Britain has built a reputation for producing innovative and iconic vehicles like the Land Rover Defender and the Morris Minor, which helped make car ownership affordable as the country emerged from

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