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:

However, neither company has made any such announcement.

The “possibility” that he’s referring to is the vehicle’s ability to still start up after the accident. With the keys in hand, Meyer sits in the car and tries starting it. Surprisingly, the Honda Civic indeed does turn on. “Fires right up. Like it didn’t get its [expletive] pushed in. Can’t kill a Honda.”

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