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Coalition Executives Travel to Washington to Urge Bush Administration to End Steel Tariffs In meetings with the White House, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Departments of Labor and Treasury, two dozen members of the Automotive Coalition on Steel Tariffs detailed extensive damage done by steel tariffs to manufacturers of automotive parts and components, and urged repeal of the tariffs as soon as possible. The U.S. automotive parts industry has been one of the hardest hit industries by the tariffs - confirmed by the International Trade Commission's (ITC) report released on Sept. 19. "We believe that the Bush administration is listening to our concerns about the economic harm caused by the steel tariffs and we are optimistic that something is going to be done about the tariffs," said Larry Yost, chairman of the board and CEO of ArvinMeritor, Inc. In a morning briefing at the U.S. Capitol, moderated by Rep. Joe Knollenberg, R-Mich., members of the coalition gave specific examples of job losses and lost business as a result of the steel tariffs, personalizing data already reported in the ITC study on the impact of the tariffs on steel consumers. The study found that nearly three-fourths of automotive parts and component manufacturers surveyed reported changes in contract prices for steel, 87 percent of automotive products manufacturers reported that U.S. steel prices were higher than global prices and 31 percent reported that their customers were now buying finished parts or assemblies overseas. Ramzi Hermiz, vice president, Global Supply Chain Management, of Federal Mogul Corporation, reported that 90 percent of Federal Mogul's contracts with steel suppliers were broken after the tariffs were put in place. "Steel is 70 percent of costs in our products," said Hermiz. "We bought 96 percent of our steel from domestic sources prior to the tariffs. Now we are moving some of our tools and products manufacturing plants to other countries to stay competitive." The Automotive Coalition on Steel Tariffs represents U.S. manufacturers of automotive products, including original equipment and aftermarket parts, components and accessories, and specialty and high performance automotive products.

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