A viral post shared on Threads claims Honda and Toyota are planning to shut down U.S. plants in response to President Donald Trump’s proposed 25% tariffs on automobiles and other imported goods. View on Threads Verdict: False Neither Honda nor Toyota has referenced the claim on their respective websites or verified social media accounts.

In February 2025, as U.S. President Donald Trump moved to impose new tariffs on imported goods, rumors began to spread online that auto manufacturers Toyota and Honda were planning to shutter manufacturing plants in the U.S as a result. For example, a Snopes reader sent a meme in an email, asking whether its claims were true:

There have been rumors about Toyota and Honda closing plants in the United States due to Trump tariffs. However, don’t listen to those false claims. Workers in Ohio, Kentucky, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Georgia can relax.