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Factbox-Foreign companies eye US expansion to lessen fallout from tariffs
Oct 6, 2025 5:36 AM

(Reuters) - Some non-U.S. companies have said they are looking at expanding their presence or setting up shop in the United States to mitigate the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs on imported goods.

Below are some of the plans flagged by those companies.

AIR LIQUIDE

The French industrial gases company flagged an up to $200 million investment in Louisiana in June and a more than $50 million investment in the U.S. semiconductor industry in July.

ASTRAZENECA ( AZN )

The drugmaker plans to spend $50 billion to fund a new plant in Virginia and expansion in Maryland, Massachusetts, California, Indiana and Texas, it said on July 21.

HONDA ( HMC )

The Japanese carmaker plans to move some car production from Mexico and Canada into the U.S., aiming to make 90% of cars sold in the country locally, the Nikkei reported in April.

HYUNDAI MOTOR 

The South Korean automaker plans to further localize production in the U.S. and make hybrid vehicles at its new factory in Georgia, it said in January.

INVENTEC

The Taiwanese company, which makes AI servers that use Nvidia ( NVDA ) chips, has agreed to invest up to $85 million to build manufacturing facilities in Texas, it said in April.

LAVAZZA 

The Italian coffee maker will press ahead with its U.S. expansion, it said in April. Lavazza, which produces locally around half of what it sells in the U.S., plans to increase this output to 100%.

NISSAN MOTOR ( NSANF )

The Japanese automaker weighs moving production of its Sentra automobile from Mexico to the U.S., Automotive News reported on May 14.

The Nikkei relayed in April that Nissan ( NSANF ) was also considering shifting some domestic production of U.S.-bound vehicles there.

NOVARTIS

The Swiss drugmaker plans to spend $23 billion to build and expand 10 facilities in the U.S., it said in April.

ROCHE

The Swiss pharmaceutical giant will invest $50 billion in the U.S. over the next five years, it said in April. On May 12, it announced an additional $550 million investment to expand its Indianapolis diagnostics manufacturing hub.

ROLLS-ROYCE

The London-listed power and propulsion developer plans a $75 million investment to increase U.S. manufacturing capabilities in South Carolina, it said in July.

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS ( SSNLF )

The tech giant is considering moving manufacturing of dryers from Mexico to its plant in South Carolina, Korea Economic Daily reported in January.

SANOFI 

The French drugmaker plans to invest at least $20 billion in the U.S. through 2030 to boost manufacturing and research, it said in May.

STELLANTIS ( STLA )

The automaker behind brands such as Chrysler, Jeep and Peugeot plans to invest about $10 billion in the United States, Bloomberg News reported on October 4, citing people familiar with the situation.

TSMC

The Taiwanese chipmaker is expanding investment in the U.S., planning to build five chip facilities there in coming years, its CEO said in March.

VOLKSWAGEN

Volkswagen's Audi brand will expand production in North America with a focus on its most important cars for the U.S. market and will make a decision on where to base itself this year, Audi CEO said in February.

VW CFO said in January it planned to produce more in the U.S.

(Compiled by Tomasz Kanik and Vera Dvorakova in Gdansk; Editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak)

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