Africa’s largest secondhand car market, which sources over half of its vehicles from the United States, is now under severe strain as Donald Trump’s auto tariffs have driven used-car prices to double, casting doubt on the industry’s future.
Africa’s largest secondhand car market, which received more than half of its stock from the US, faces a bleak outlook as Donald Trump’s auto tariffs have doubled used-car prices pic.twitter.com/uJZSZNfSUm
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