Tesla's Indian auto parts suppliers drop on US tariffs

Samvardhana Motherson International

27/03/2025 05:28

** Shares of India's auto parts suppliers to Tesla TSLA.O drop between 4.5% and 7.6% after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled 25% tariff on all car and auto parts imports

** Sona BLW SONB.NS, Tesla's biggest India supplier, down as much as 6.8%

** Samvardhana Motherson SAMD.NS and Bharat Forge BFRG.NS fall as much as 7.6% and 4.5%, respectively

** Tariffs on car imports are set to take effect from April 2, while those on parts from May 3

** Auto component companies have significant global exposure in the range of 30%-80% of their revenues and change in U.S. tariffs is a risk for them - J.P.Morgan

** SAMD, SONB rated "buy" on avg, BFRG rated "hold" - data compiled by LSEG

** Year-to-date, SAMD, SONB and BFRG down ~14%, ~17% and ~9%, respectively

 (Reporting by Manvi Pant in Bengaluru)

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