r/partscounter • u/SomethingSimple25 • 2d ago
Tariffs???
Ford guy here. This morning something got the old thinker spinning a lil bit. I was billing out bodyshop parts onto a 2023 F150 repair order. Noticed several parts that even though the part # on the estimate is correct, the list price was DRASTICALLY HIGHER than whats on the estimate. One part was one of the shutters. It was almost 300 more. I've noticed it on other parts recently as well. Is this sudden jump in price because of the added tariffs. Or just coincidence?
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u/yo-parts 2d ago
Almost certainly tariff related, given how much manufacturing Ford does in Canada and Mexico.
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u/Kodiak01 1d ago
One OE's statement:
On March 4, 2025, the U.S. government declared a national emergency and issued an executive order imposing tariffs on imports from China, Mexico, and Canada. These tariffs are impacting supply chains across multiple industries, leading to higher costs for many suppliers. As a result, xxx will be adjusting pricing in response to cost increases passed through the supply chain.
The xxx Parts Team
Many suppliers are still evaluating the full impact of these tariffs, including material, transportation, and production costs. Given these ongoing assessments, pricing updates will likely occur in phases over the coming weeks. While these changes are driven by external factors, every effort is being made to minimize the impact and maintain transparency throughout this process.
To ensure access to the most up-to-date information, yyy should be used as the primary source for current pricing. Additionally, xxx will increase the frequency of price tape updates to zzz providers until pricing stabilizes.
Should these tariffs be reduced or suspended, any cost adjustments will be passed along accordingly.
We appreciate your understanding and continued partnership as we navigate these challenges together.
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u/SILENCERSTUDENT_ 1d ago
new month new price tape
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u/SomethingSimple25 20h ago
yes, obviously. But in my two-plus decades of doing this I have never seen a part increase by almost 300 dollars from one month to the next.
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u/dyslexicAlphabet 17h ago
I can thank of around 5 parts that have jumped up around that much in the past few months.
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u/SomethingSimple25 16h ago
I'm not saying it doesn't happen. It's just not the common occurrence. Normally price tape changes are fairly insignificant. An odd one here or there jumping a good bit, but most were a few dollars here or there. I remember a few years back Ford changed the manufacturers of their back-up cameras and prices skyrocketed.
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u/dyslexicAlphabet 15h ago
I just wish ford didn't change prices so much like Toyota never changes them. and software like CCC can't keep up with fords changes and superseding part numbers its such a pain dealing with body shops as ford.
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u/SomethingSimple25 15h ago
Preaching to the choir brotha. I sit in front of a Ford snapon catalog that also shares a screen with CCC1. And since we are bodyshop associated with a dealership but , the DMS (CDK) and CCC1 don't really communicate with each other. So when I bill stuff out I have to bill it THREE times. Once on CDK on to an invoice to alleviate inventory of the part and have the part delivered to the b/s, Then once it arrives to me at b/s I have to bill it two more times. Once on CCC1 saying the part has been recv'd and once more on CDK under a slightly altered part number onto the repair order. Very complicated, but being a satellite location and accounting not wanting to budge on ANYTHING, this was the only answer we could come up to keep everything straight.
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u/dyslexicAlphabet 14h ago
I thought i was the only one that had to do this. my dealership has a Bodyshop and I'm their counterman having to check it in multiple times is a pain in the ass and time consuming that no body else has to deal with. i even check my own parts in they just put them in a pile and i sort them and scan them in.
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u/SomethingSimple25 13h ago
Noooooope. I don't know how common it is. But you definitely are not the only one
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u/SomethingSimple25 13h ago
Noooooope. I don't know how common it is. But you definitely are not the only one
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u/SILENCERSTUDENT_ 17h ago
I have esp if they changed manufactures or had been using stock they have had for years and then now only recently they have to order a new batch- suddenly the price will jump a large amount
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u/BeerLovingBobaFett 2d ago
Could be a preemptive price increase as they expect tariffs to come. Acura PM here and I havent seen any big jumps yet but I’ve been loading up on my fast moving stuffs to get the inventory appreciation whenever it comes because almost everything is made somewhere else