U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday confirmed that his 25% global car and truck tariffs will take effect as scheduled on Thursday and that duties on automotive parts imports will be launched on May 3.

One manufacturer told NBC News that she had managed to push the existing 45% duty on her products onto American customers.

A weak currency could offset some of the tariff impact from President Trump’s 25% duty on imported cars, said David Paterson, the representative in Washington D.C. for the Canadian province of Ontario.

President Donald Trump announced last week that he will impose a 25% tariff on imported passenger vehicles, light trucks and some auto parts. After signing the order last week, Trump said the auto tariff would go into effect on Wednesday, April 2 and begin to be collected on Thursday, April 3.

The plea comes days before President Donald Trump's 25% tariff on foreign-made automobiles and automotive parts is slated to take effect.

Concerns among auto repair shops are growing, with a 25% tariff on imported cars, light trucks and auto parts set to go into effect this week. The road ahead is looking bumpy for auto repair shops. “We’ll have to see how bad it’s going to affect the pricing on everything,

Advance Auto Parts said Wednesday it was “entering its next phase of returning to growth" with plans to launch 30 new stores in the U.S. this year. More are slated to open by 2027.

The average price of a new car in U.S. was about $49,000 as of Thursday, but the new tariffs are expected to drive that price up.