Audi’s Top-Selling SUV Said to Be Unsellable With US Tariffs (1)

The Audi Q5 is the German brand’s top-selling vehicle in the US. It’s also a prime example of how Donald Trump’s drastic reordering of global trade is wreaking havoc on automakers.

The president’s tariffs are hitting the $45,400 model thrice, rendering the sport utility vehicle unsellable, according to people familiar with the carmaker’s thinking, who declined to comment on the record.

There’s the 25% duty on imported autos and the non-US parts they contain; the 25% levy on shipments from Mexico that Trump’s applied over border security; and a 2.5% fee for not complying with the free-trade agreement that ...