U.S. buyers snapped up more pickup trucks and sport-utility vehicles in the first quarter from a year earlier in the run-up to President Donald Trump's tariffs on auto imports, which could raise prices by thousands of dollars.

General Motors and other automakers reported notable increases in their first-quarter U.S. vehicle sales, as the automotive industry braces for the impacts of President Donald Trump’s auto tariffs that are set to take effect this week.

Automakers including South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. posted higher first-quarter auto sales in the US as the threat of price hikes from President Donald Trump’s tariffs drove consumers to showrooms.